David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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Exactly. I am trying to understand how RTÉ will achieve €60 million in savings. The RTÉ Guidesale has been reversed, perhaps for good reason, although I suspect it has been taken off the shelf only because of a lack of expressions of interest. Is it possible that if there was better interest, RTÉ might proceed with the sale? There is no guarantee that RTÉ will achieve the savings in pay, given that there will have to be negotiations, and it will have to discuss cuts with the trade unions. I am not in favour of job cuts because the people who will lose their jobs will not be the top presenters. They are ordinary workers on ordinary incomes and I have a great concern about that.

There are large holes in the strategy. Unless Ms Forbes is able to give me a full breakdown of where the €60 million savings can be achieved - not broad headings - it will not cut it in respect of accountability.