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

12:00 pm

Ms Celene Craig:

There was not a change in tenant. There may have been a change in the arrangements under which the tenant agreed to stay on. I think the tenant agreed to stay on for a short period of time on the basis of a reduced rent. Rather than having the premises completely unoccupied we chose to enter into an arrangement. There was a series of very short leases which were extended and renegotiated from time to time. We have a new tenant in place since 2012.