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- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: How many people then within RTÉ are contractors?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Can Mr. Lynch give us an approximate figure?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Could I ask how many members of staff, from a percentage perspective, are working in management in RTÉ? It is normally around 15% in an organisation that would be working in management.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Okay. I want to note that I was not expecting, nor were many people, to realise that there are more than 100 people in RTÉ who are on in excess of €100,000.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: That is very substantial.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Obviously it was going to increase at an incremental level to the higher salaries up to the top-paid members. That is something of concern. Does Mr. Lynch think it has an organisational issue when it comes to wages at the top level of management within RTÉ?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: I want to immediately move on to ask questions about the audit and risk committee in RTÉ. It is important to ask how many staff are working within the internal audit department of RTÉ. I want to try to get that answer from the witnesses please, if that is okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: How many staff is employed within the internal audit department of RTÉ?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Just two people. May I ask, of the two people, how many are qualified accountants? It is probably both of them in that case.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: They would obviously give a brief of matters to the audit and risk committee of RTÉ, would that be correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Is it correct to say that its findings would ultimately end up back with Mr. Collins?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Does the audit and risk committee ever hire any external experts throughout the years for special reports, or anything of that kind?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: That would be an example, but what about the annual internal audits within the organisation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: I want to note that I asked the last day and a commitment was given at a meeting at which Mr. Collins was present - I think it was the meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media - for the internal audit reports to be released, and got a very firm commitment that day that they would be. Does RTÉ intend to provide those internal audit reports?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Okay. From a reputational perspective, it is key that it happens. I listened to Deputy Alan Kelly's contribution, and he was really on note with regard to just how fed up everybody is. I think the public is at this point as well. Everybody wants to find a way for us all to move on in some degree or fashion, and part of that process is transparency. Unfortunately, until such a time that...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: A set list of charities that RTÉ would support within the organisation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: "The Late Late Toy Show" appeal would be the only major charity that RTÉ would work in conjunction with, and that would partner with the organisation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Is Mr. Collins aware?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Okay. On compliance with the Charities Regulator guidelines, is RTÉ fully compliant to the witnesses' knowledge?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Is RTÉ compliant as an organisation? Are there any issues around compliance?