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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: I refer to the 11 of 28 cases that were identified by the scope section. Has the Department of Social Protection communicated with RTÉ how much it owes arising from those cases?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: RTÉ has no idea thus far how much it owes arising from those cases.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Okay. Of the 11 cases decided in favour of the workers, how many were also covered by the Revenue settlement?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Do any of our guests have that information to hand?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Do our guests from the finance department of RTÉ have that information?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: I am not seeking disclosure of information relating to individuals; I am just asking how many of the 11 cases that were decided in favour of workers were also covered by the Revenue settlement.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Other Deputies have raised this issue but, for clarification more than anything else, how can RTÉ commit to paying back social insurance for those who should have been employees but not the entitlements they would have received?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Does RTÉ believe those employees should be paid the entitlements they would have had?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: In general, does Ms Forbes believe those workers should be paid the entitlements they would have had?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Does Ms Forbes not believe it would be fair for RTÉ to give those workers what it deprived them of?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: That is fair enough. Does Ms Forbes accept that her refusing to accept or state that she believes they should be paid what was owed to them could give rise to a perception among the public that RTÉ is a rogue employer?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Ms Forbes acknowledged they are legacy issues. I would have thought she would want to put right the mistakes that were made. That is why I am a bit taken aback that she will not commit to stating that the workers should be paid the entitlements of which they were deprived. She has not said that. I am sure Ms Forbes will accept that, as a result, RTÉ is perceived as a rogue employer....

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Do the terms of reference specifically request a contrast between the payment of Irish language workers and their English language counterparts?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: I am asking if the terms of reference specifically request that a contrast between those two categories be addressed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: That is not very thorough.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Why would you not include that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: That was an area flagged as one that RTÉ has not addressed thus far. RTÉ is carrying out the review to address that matter, but it is not specifically referenced.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: It was flagged that there is a 25% difference between what Irish language workers are paid and what their English language counterparts are paid, which is incredible. In the review of all grades, RTÉ did not see fit to specifically request a contrast between these two payments in the terms of reference. Am I correct in saying that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: That is unbelievable. In 2008, RTÉ gave a public commitment to publish details of its ten top earners. In January of last year, it published the list of the top earners for 2017, 2018 and 2019. We have not received the list for the top earners for 2020 or 2021. When will that be published?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: They are now due.