Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 April 2024
342. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 391 of 20 September 2023, the amount her Department has paid to date for its examination of the books or other records of account of RTÉ, as provided for under section 109(7)(a) of the Broadcasting Act 2009; the daily rate for this review, as referenced in her reply; and the estimated total cost of these reviews. [17916/24]
View answerFollowing a procurement competition run by my Department with the assistance of the Office of Government Procurement, on 12 July 2023 Mazars were appointed to examine the barter account and identify any other off-balance sheet accounts in RTÉ under Section 109(7)(a) of the Broadcasting Act 2009.
To date, €286,160 has been expended on the examination. My Department estimates that the cost of the examination will come in slightly below the previous estimate of €300,000 provided last August.
Details pertaining to the daily rates of the contract cannot be disclosed as that information is commercially sensitive.
