Ms Eimear Cusack:

We then engaged in that process. RTÉ and the trade union group agreed that it would probably be more effective and we would make more progress more quickly if it was facilitated. Both sides nominated a party to facilitate the process. RTÉ had an independent nominee and the trade union group nominated Sheila Noonan. We then engaged in the process. The result of that was a settlement and a number of other issues. The majority signed up to that. There is a small number who did not. In this context the scope unit began its investigations in September 2020, looking into PRSI insurability. It has looked at a number of cases. It has looked at 149 out of 695 cases since September 2020.