Annual Reports - RTÃ
Annual Reports - RTÃ
Annual Reports - RTÃ
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RADIO TELEFÍS ÉIREANN<br />
Notes (continued)<br />
forming part of the group financial statements<br />
4 Surplus on continuing operations before income tax<br />
The surplus on continuing operations before income tax includes the following amounts:<br />
2007 2006<br />
€’000 €’000<br />
Depreciation and amortisation<br />
- Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 17,858 16,534<br />
- Amortisation of intangible assets 988 552<br />
Gain/ (loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment 5 (152)<br />
Auditors’ remuneration, including expenses<br />
- audit fees 144 118<br />
- other audit related services 65 47<br />
- non audit work<br />
- tax advice 256 202<br />
- corporate finance 128 83<br />
- other services 3 57<br />
Operating lease rentals, principally vehicles 193 374<br />
The remuneration of Authority members and the Director-General are set out on page 36.<br />
5 Employee information<br />
Group staff costs during the year amounted to:<br />
2007 2006<br />
€’000 €’000<br />
Wages and salaries 143,050 129,047<br />
Social welfare costs 9,479 8,727<br />
Pension costs and life assurance 17,086 15,040<br />
169,615 152,814<br />
The total number of full-time, part-time and casual employees of the Group at 31 December, and their full-time equivalent (FTE) were:<br />
No. of employees<br />
Full time equivalents<br />
2007 2006 2007 2006<br />
RTÉ Group 2,307 2,283 2,106 2,061<br />
The average annual number of full-time, part-time and casual employees during the year was:<br />
2007 2006<br />
RTÉ Group 2,319 2,239<br />
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