Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

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

General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Mr. Cearbhall Ó Síocháin:

Tá beagáinín d'fháinne fí i gceist freisin. It is almost a self-fulfilling prophecy, where the current DG's plan to get rid of 400 people means that various people who may have non-transferable skills within RTÉ might seek to take an exit package, landing them in the independent sector, where their rights and terms of employment will drop.