Mazars report finds ‘alarming gaps’ in internal policies, procedures and controls at broadcaster
Ms Martin was unable to say who may have benefited directly from any effort to hide transactions, saying there was not even a list of those who had authority to execute transactions on the account, and argued that she would wait for the final report. Asked if she believed RTÉ had fully disclosed all the transactions on the barter account to Oireachtas committees examining the matter, she again deferred to the publication of the final report.
She indicated that talks on a bailout for the broadcaster would take place in the coming weeks, with the input of NewEra ahead of budget day decisions. However, a longer-term solution to RTÉ's financial woes and an overhaul of its funding model would not be decided on until early next year, she said.
Asked about potential cost-cutting measures at RTÉ, Ms Martin would not be drawn on specifics beyond pointing out that Mr Bakhurst has started talks with presenters and was liaising with staff. Ms Martin’s low profile during a month when the crisis at the national broadcaster deepened was the subject of private criticism from some in government. Pushed on her absence from the airwaves in the last month, she said she had spent time with her family and that was important to her but had also suffered a bereavement. “I was with a personal family matter, and that very close family relative died earlier this week.
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