Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Can I come in on that point? The correspondence makes great play on the fact that each case is assessed on its own merits. It then refers to the scale of the RTÉ investigation, the significant period of time being reviewed and the number of workers involved, which is fair enough. It essentially says that the investigation will conclude in 2023, at some stage. If cases are to be decided on their merits, and acknowledging that the entire process might take until 2023, surely some individual decisions will be made in advance of that. I very much doubt that all investigations are progressing simultaneously with no decision made on any case until the end, or that may be the case. I ask that we seek clarification as to whether the Department can provide interim reports as to the number of decisions relating to RTÉ that have been made to date, whether results have been confirmed, and whether any of them have been appealed.