Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Byrne and all of the witnesses. The committee is very appreciative of them coming in. They will be aware that the committee has expressed its solidarity with the staff in RTÉ over the revelations in recent months. The committee collectively has always been very appreciative of the content provided by RTÉ. We understand the difficulties that staff have faced and the anger they felt, which is why it is important to have the witnesses here today.

We will now proceed with questions and answers. Members will know the speaking order. Each member has ten minutes for questions and answers. If there is a specific person that members wish to pose a question to, I ask them to identify him or her. If anyone wants to respond to a specific question, they should raise a hand.