Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome what the Minister said to a degree, although I do not believe that my Bill could not hold RTÉ accountable to the Committee of Public Accounts. This is because all the Bill intends to do is add RTÉ to the provision that is already there and hold our other national broadcaster to account through the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Committee of Public Accounts. There are no additional provisions within the Bill about TG4 that expand on that. That was the vehicle. It is one of the recommendations that could be passed quite quickly and would address some of the problems with RTÉ, such as its feeling that it was aloof from the rest of society and that it was not accountable for its spending. It needs to happen quickly, and that is why I am asking if the Government can support my Bill and pass it, rather than waiting and waiting, as we have done with other legislation.

The suggestion here seems to be that it will be a number of months, if not years, before the other eight recommendations are implemented in full.

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