Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 April 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011

11:30 am

Photo of Eoghan MurphyEoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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I thank the witnesses for attending today and apologise for the delay they experienced. I will go through the accounts for the BAI and Deputy Dowds will go through the issue of the fund. Other colleagues will also have questions.

We got an update of the figures for 2012 last week.

However, there is more detail in the 2011 accounts so I might stick to going through them, but where I or Mr. O'Keeffe believe it is relevant, I will jump to the 2012 figures.

I will begin with the breakdown of income of the authority. Can Mr. O'Keeffe briefly give me a description of the levy for broadcasters and how it is calculated for each of those who must pay it?