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
Mr. Kevin Bakhurst:
No. It would be unusual to have trade unions deciding who can join or leave the organisation individually because it is about individual decisions. The trade unions have a role - they want to represent people - but this is a voluntary scheme. We had 328 people apply and a few late applications. It is entirely voluntary to apply and if we make an offer to some of those people, it is entirely voluntary whether they accept the offer or not. They can of course have union representation if they want it.