Ms Katherine Licken:

We are of course concerned, and we will always be concerned, about funding for public service broadcasting. We will always be concerned, generally, about RTÉ's funding position. It is for that reason, and in that policy context, that the Future of Media Commission was put in place to examine the future not just of public service broadcasting, as encompassed by RTÉ, but also of the media generally. It is right, therefore, to say that there are concerns. It is also right to say that the Government is acting on those concerns and that the Department is working closely with RTÉ regarding its financial position. The organisation's surplus in 2020 was €7.9 million. Therefore, some of the predicted shortfalls did not emerge as anticipated, and that was good news.