Mr. Trevor Keegan:

Senator Comyn mentioned being outside of the unions. I worked in various production companies in the independent sector, outside of the union. There was no security of tenure and no contracts. I went from gig to gig to gig. Many colleagues I worked with were unemployed for four, five or six months of the year. The safety and career progression I have made within RTÉ, in particular since I joined the staff full time, has been beyond stratospheric compared to what I experienced in the independent sector.