Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 January 2016

Public Accounts Committee

2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 13 - The Development of Eircode, the National Postcode System

10:00 am

Mr. Mark Griffin:

I am thankful that it is specifically written into the Broadcasting Act that RTE is independent in the discharge of its functions.

This has acted as a great protection for Ministers over the years.