Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 November 2021

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020

9:30 am

Photo of Matt CarthyMatt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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I am more concerned about the accountability for moneys that are already allocated under the current system, as mentioned earlier by one of Ms Licken's colleagues with regard to, for example, the issue with Revenue. Is the Department happy with the process that is in place? Is Ms Licken satisfied that an adequate process with regard to salary structures, employment status, etc., was not in place for quite a number of years? At any point during that time, did the Department have any direct contact with RTÉ on the questions with regard to the salary structure within RTÉ and the employment structures, particularly in regard to self-employment status? Would that issue have been raised with RTÉ at any point?