Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy knows, the investigation by the Department of Social Protection is ongoing. There are a large number of cases to be examined and adjudicated on. RTÉ is obliged to make provisions for such payments as they outlined last week at the meeting last week. This will be required to be paid and to correspond and to correct the PRSI contributions of the workers involved, as they are determined by the Department.

RTÉ officials responded to the question of providing for the potential PRSI liabilities at the committee meeting last week. The officials were not in a position to give a definitive figure on the provision but they outlined that it was under €20 million, as the Deputy is aware. The provision is being kept under review. There is a total of 695 cases involved. Investigation of 149 of these has started or has been completed. It is an ongoing process that is likely to take considerable time to complete.

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