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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: In the interest of transparency and good faith, I must put on record for the committee that I am a former employee of RTÉ. I spent 20 years in the organisation as a staff member but I am asking questions today as a Member of the Oireachtas and member of this committee. I do not gain materially from doing so and am asking all of my questions in good faith. I want to talk about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Therefore, “no further action” is the same thing as “concluded”. What action was taken? Is Ms Cusack talking about the backdated PRSI that was paid to the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Exactly. Does Ms Cusack agree that if the scope section decision was that PRSI had to be back-paid, it meant those concerned were actually misclassified and employees from the date to which PRSI payments had to be backdated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: But if RTÉ had to back pay PRSI, that is basically an admission that they were misclassified in the first place because it had to go back and pay the PRSI.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Is Ms Cusack talking about Eversheds? I am not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: I know that. Deputy Gibney asked about how much the appeals have cost. RTÉ will come back to us with that figure. Do the witnesses have an overall figure for the PRSI that was paid back?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Were there any penalties for-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Regarding the back payment of PRSI, there would be penalties and interest for a normal worker who did not pay PRSI for six or eight years. Did RTÉ have to pay any penalties or interest arising out of the fact that RTÉ did not pay PRSI for these people for years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Does RTÉ expect to have interest or penalties?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: The final figure regarding how much it cost is pretty significant, on top of the appeals. Do the witnesses have that figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: The full amount is just to get an idea of the figure. In terms of paying the PRSI back, which the witnesses told us has been done - they have given us the figures - with regard to those who were misclassified and whose PRSI was back paid, what compensation has been given to them? I understand that the PRSI bill was back-paid but those people were denied maternity leave, sick leave, annual...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Eversheds involves 90 people. I am talking about the 655 people about whom Ms Cusack is talking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: I know but I do not want to go down a rabbit hole involving Eversheds, the Department of Social Protection scope section and the findings around those people. Ms Cusack is talking about the 655 people. Have those people got their pensions back-paid? Have they got their maternity leave back-paid?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: It is a simple question. Have they had their pensions brought back up to date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Will there be? We talk about wanting to be fair. I know RTÉ has spoken to staff members about wanting to have a fair conclusion to this process. Does Ms Cusack think it is fair for RTÉ not to pay PRSI and then also pocket the pensions, maternity leave, sick leave and annual leave of people, some of whom are approaching retirement, for years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: There were lots of people who were not in that scenario and were just doing an honest day's work. There are people approaching retirement next year with 40 years of normal work but they do not have that. I will come back to it later on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Is Mr. Coady familiar with the Karshan ruling of the Supreme Court of 2023?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: So he knows that people cannot be self-employed for tax purposes and employed for PRSI purposes. That was the outcome of the Karshan ruling. Surely RTÉ's stance on this is not tenable, with one way for PRSI and one way for tax?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: I do not appreciate the smirk. I know it is not black and white.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Ms Cusack mentioned the Eversheds report, which involved 90 people in a snapshot of a few years and of a few people. They have had a settlement, which fell far short of what they were owed over the years. If there was acceptance there was a settlement there, should there not be a settlement for the people who were not in the Eversheds report and who have not got anything in retribution?