Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The first one is the examination of the appropriation of public moneys to RTÉ and its expenditure. It has been suggested that the Government brings RTÉ back under the statutory remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General. Obviously, we will get an update on that. That was a recommendation from the Committee of Public Accounts in addition to the expert advisory group the Minister set up. Essentially, what we have been told is that it is certainly not going to happen before a general election. It is the Minister's intention to bring forward the general scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023 in the autumn to give effect to all the legislative recommendations. Presumably, that will be an issue that will be dealt with in this committee. However, we in the committee would be very supportive of that occurring as soon as it possibly can. There would be engagement with the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, so it is proceeding as-----