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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I will not need that amount of time at all. I wish to further probe something I asked earlier on the contra account. Could the witnesses explain to me how it works and what ticket purchasing is going on using the contra account?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: In appendix A, there is a reference to tickets.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: How does it differ from the barter account?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: It is very similar to the barter account except that-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: -----there is more oversight. It is a similar mechanism.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: How much would RTÉ expect to go through the contra account in a full financial year?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Is it six or seven figures?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I appreciate that. How much in agency credit would be cashed out in a full year? I refer to the barter account.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: €730,000 or €740,000 that is cashed out. That is reduced then by 35-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: That is the 65% representation. That is over €1 million to start with in agency credit that is written down.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I have done the sums and I have worked out that when RTÉ is cashing it out, it is losing about 54% in purchasing power. I sat here and held up the list. I had many places highlighted, but no one was arguing that with the barter account, not everything there was surplus to requirements. There were certain things that were useful and would be used in the ordinary day-to-day running. I...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I am trying to establish the facts to ensure the licence payer and the taxpayer is getting the best value for money here. I want to ensure that RTÉ is not overcorrecting following the outrage. That is all I am trying to establish here.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Could the expenditure that RTÉ is putting through the contra account not be done through the barter account, but with the oversight and scrutiny that was not there in the past?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Is there any alternative model that the witnesses have examined, other than contra or barter in respect of discounts?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: What are the projections for the overall advertising revenue anticipated for 2024 versus 2023?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Could Mr. Deans remind me how the 2023 figures compared to 2022? What was the 2023 total revenue from advertising compared to 2022 and what are the projections for 2024?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: What is the 2024 projection?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: When adjusted for inflation, we are talking about a reduction of 6% or 7% last year. In 2023, the figure of €151 million was a reduction of €1 million, but when we consider inflation of 7% or whatever, in real terms we are talking about-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Will the rise this year be associated with Euro 2024 and the Olympic Games?