‘No valid basis’ for several transactions paid through RTÉ barter account

Political failures to fill board vacancies and provide RTÉ with a sustainable funding model core to crisis, separate review findsMinister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD during a press conference about RTÉ following the Government meeting. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

RTÉ controversies: Broadcaster ‘lost’ records relating to three years’ transactions in barter account, says reportwhere the basis for approval was “not clear”. These included €480 for a chauffeur; €5,375 in membership payments to London’s Soho House club; €73,000 for payments relating to the Rugby World Cup in Japan and an additional €20,000 for tickets for the same; €19,000 for the Champions League final in Madrid and €4,603 relating to an Ireland football match in Gibraltar.

It concludes that RTÉ “incorrectly excluded barter account transactions from its financial statements” including €418,000 of purchases primarily relating to 2017 and 2018, and trade credit balances between €243,000 and €572,000 not captured on the balance sheet between 2017 and 2021.

A separate Governance and Culture review has concluded that the failure to fill vacancies in RTÉ's board and to ensure it had the right range of skill sets are among the factors that led to last year’s crisis at the national broadcaster. In the meantime global streaming and social media platforms had transformed the media market, creating cost pressures for the national broadcaster.

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