Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 October 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Imelda MunsterImelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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I want to touch on another issue that has to be resolved if there is ever to be public trust or confidence, not only among the general public and TV licence payers but in particular the workers at RTÉ. I am speaking about those who were misclassified in bogus self-employment. We have been told that money had been set aside. We know that €1.2 million was paid to Revenue for PRSI in a certain number of cases. We know there are more than 500 people involved. We know that 137 people were dealt with even though some of these cases are being appealed. How much has been set aside to cover what is owed to Revenue because of bogus employment contracts?