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- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is just when we use such words people do not understand them.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: More for less. We have heard that phrase.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: I will ask the witnesses to share with us and send on as much of the full report as they can, because if there is information such as this in there and RTÉ is making a case on its financial stability, it needs to be out there because that is what the people see. People give out about the €160, and I know RTÉ regularly shows what we get for the licence fee and I understand...
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Approximately how long to do witnesses expect this to take? Is it a week or two or three weeks?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Traditionally, how long does it take?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: I say now to the witnesses they are not doing RTÉ justice and they should take this back to the Minister because it is not personally for them and we say it to every Department. A big organisation such as RTÉ has gone to the trouble of signing off its audited accounts at the end of April. The Minister should do whatever the Minister has to do to get them out there in the public...
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Why were the two there? It states that in 2016 both-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: That looks like a total of about €370,000 for the two of them for 2016. Noel Curran is down for €190,000 and Dee Forbes is down for €178,000. Are the headings right?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is on page 112 of the annual report. It is normal to have the chief executive or board of directors. It also lists the directors' remuneration. In that year, Moya Doherty as chairperson received €31,000 and the ordinary members received €16,000. The witness can come back to us on this. They can send a paragraph to confirm it to us. I am not being personal, but it is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Can you give me an approximate breakdown of how much went on capital and debt reduction and approximately how much went on restructuring?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: We are getting a preview.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: There is a big new entrance. Did RTÉ have to pay for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: There are lovely stone walls.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Is RTÉ carrying the land sold in the accounts? What is the cost that RTÉ will have to pay? What is the 25% tax? Is it capital gains tax?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: This was considered a trading asset and not a capital asset. Why was that so?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Are you referring to the buying and selling of land, Ms O'Keeffe?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: RTÉ will use that against losses forward. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Why not?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Did I see a figure for losses forward in the financial statement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: I am going to ask you to send us a note, Ms O'Keeffe. Is that point specifically covered in the financial accounts?