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

Ms Patricia Murphy:

As the Secretary General says, we are happy that RTÉ has processes in place to look at these issues. In the context of the terms and conditions of staff, RTÉ has independence but, as I say, the Department has a robust oversight structure in place, as Ms Licken referenced. That structure involves us, RTÉ and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. We meet quarterly and go through issues. We are happy that RTÉ has a process in place to address the issue. We await the conclusion of that process and the report we will receive at the end.