Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My reading when this all began was that the executive board members had a very siloed way of operating. They almost had themselves elevated above the board members. It was very clear to us that the board members were deceived in a lot of cases. They certainly were not being given information and a lot of that was intentional. That is my reading of it, based on the hearings we had. How have you set about ensuring that is no longer the case? You say that your direct contact is with Kevin Backhurst as director general but there is an executive team which has leadership in various roles, all of which are very important to the success of RTÉ. How have you nurtured a better relationship with those on the executive board and ensured that they have an understanding that they are responsible to the board? How have you ensured that the hierarchy that existed and the disrespect for the board itself has been wiped out?