Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am conscious of the opening question posed by my colleague, Deputy Christopher O’Sullivan. He spoke about the past 12 months and how difficult they have been. Certainly, we express our solidarity with many of the workers in RTÉ. Can we be optimistic when we look at the end of this 12-month process and when we get through all the reports. I welcome that all the unions have indicated their support for a publicly funded model from the Exchequer. I am assuming that would be handled through Coimisiún na Meán, which is an arm’s length body. Witnesses may wish to speak about this. In 12 months, when we get through all of this, because it is still critical for our democracy that we have a strong RTÉ, where do the witnesses see us?