Prof Niamh Brennan’s long-awaited report on RTÉ is said to have exercised ‘restraint’ on question of apportioning blame on individuals
Professor Niamh Brennan: her report on the State broadcaster is to be brought before the Cabinet next week. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh
However, she is said to have exercised “restraint” on the question of apportioning any blame for lax RTÉ governance and compliance failings on any named senior figures. Ms Martin had asked Prof Brennan to examine compliance with official codes of practice for State bodies and compliance with the laws under which RTÉ operates.
The second report, by consultant Brendan McGinty, examined how RTÉ engages presenters and contractors. The third, by accountants Mazars, examined RTÉ's barter account, a form of trading account in which media groups use advertising slots to pay for certain goods and services. Licence fee income is down significantly since the eruption of turmoil, necessitating big Government bailouts.
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