Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport

Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Malcolm ByrneMalcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I am not doubting Mr. Bakhurst's honesty but somebody in RTÉ was aware of this issue in 2023. Mr. Bakhurst came in as director general and he was aware of all the other controversies happening. Did nobody in RTÉ think to come to him and say, "Hey, DG, we have a problem involving a €3.6 million write-down"? Particularly given everything else that was going on, was that not done until the Minister specifically asked about it?