John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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537. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide details of his plans and timeframe to bring RTE under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63784/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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On 7 May 2024, the Government accepted in principle the 116 recommendations of the Expert Advisory Committees appointed to carry out reviews of RTÉ in relation to Governance and Culture and Contractor Fees, HR and Other Matters. The re-assignment of the Comptroller and Auditor General as auditor of RTÉ was a key recommendation of the Expert Advisory Committee on Governance and Culture.

The General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill provides that the Comptroller and Auditor General will undertake the following activities in relation to RTÉ:

• carry out an audit of the RTÉ's annual accounts under section 5 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993;
• carry out, where the Comptroller and Auditor General considers it appropriate, a value-for-money examination under section 9 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993;
• submit, under section 11 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993;
  • on foot of its annual audit, an audit report; and,
  • on foot of an annual audit or any value-for-money examination, a special report.