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
11:40 am
Ms Celene Craig:
There is an apportionment of costs between the broadcast fund and the BAI's costs. These staff costs are recovered from the fund and there is a charge out. The committee will see in the submission we made that what might look like a significant increase in staff costs was actually a grossing up of the staff costs. This was done at the request of the Comptroller and Auditor General. There is also a balancing figure which comes through in terms of other income. That is included.