PAC recommends RTÉ be brought under Comptroller and Auditor General's remitMuireann DuffyThe Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended that RTÉ be brought back under the statutory remit of the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, the State's public funds watchdog. Publishing its report assessing key issues raised after the payments scandal at RTÉ came to light last year, the PAC has put forward 21 recommendations on six issues assessed by the committee. The PAC also examined the use of the RTÉ barter account, pay, allowances and exit packages of RTÉ executives, the loss-making Toy Show The Musical, and current expenditure matters. TransparencyAmong its recommendations, the PAC said RTÉ should implement "without delay" a register of gifts and report to the committee regarding its register of interests and register of outside activities for RTÉ staff. The PAC also recommended that RTÉ provide an update in June concerning the investigation being carried out by the Department of Social Protection concerning the historic PRSI classification of workers at the broadcaster.

Source: Irish Independent March 06, 2024 04:04 UTC