Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North-Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome all of our guests and thank them for their attendance.

I want to start with a question on the licence fee. This issue dates back to the former Minister, Catherine Martin. At the time, she was criticised for essentially signing a blank cheque in regard to the subsidy that would be received by RTÉ from the Government going forward. In terms of collection for 2023, I believe that RTÉ was €40 million down. How is that carried forward and likely to go into the future? The then Minister was criticised and I want to briefly hear where we are with State funding.