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.