Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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That is fair enough and I understand that. The report will go into these issues in detail but if it is a fact that an exit package was given to somebody who did not qualify for it, Mr. Bakhurst does not need a review to tell him that. I am talking about a very recent case involving the former chief financial officer. In order to regain public confidence, when people constantly see that nobody is ever held to account and that people simply walk away, is Mr. Bakhurst going to consider recouping the moneys that were paid by way of exit package to which that person was not entitled? Is he going to recoup those public moneys?

It would be a way to show RTÉ is holding people to account. Earlier, Mr. Bakhurst said Ryan Tubridy had a moral imperative to pay back that money. This package was paid and agreed by the executive board, although perhaps not by the director general. The former CEO swanned off with the exit package and someone was appointed to the position. Will RTÉ recoup moneys paid in circumstances such as this? Will the review state clearly that RTÉ will recoup these public moneys?