Mr. Terence O'Rourke:

Somebody had to do the job. There was a job to be done. I share the Deputy's passion for ensuring RTÉ is put right. It is an important service provided to the people of Ireland and needs to be done properly. Whatever happened happened. I was not there so I do not know what happened. We agreed early on with the Minister a protocol of communication. There is now an agreed protocol of things the Minister and I are in frequent contact about. It is very clear. We made sure at the beginning there would be clarity of communication.