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ANNUAL REPORT & GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2008<br />
2 Operating Costs<br />
2008 2007<br />
€’000 €’000<br />
Employee costs (note 5) 176,077 169,615<br />
Other personnel related costs 45,887 46,185<br />
Personnel related operating costs 221,964 215,800<br />
Direct commissioned programme costs 72,202 70,211<br />
Direct acquired programme costs 24,199 22,684<br />
Sports and other copyrights 25,812 16,861<br />
Outside broadcast contracts 7,130 7,172<br />
International communication circuits 4,015 3,582<br />
Guide printing and related costs 2,819 3,585<br />
Network electricity 3,140 3,244<br />
Music licences 7,806 6,448<br />
Insurance policies 1,583 1,457<br />
Depreciation and amortisation 21,022 18,846<br />
Other costs 68,818 60,299<br />
Non personnel related operating costs 238,546 214,389<br />
Total Operating Costs 460,510 430,189<br />
3 Finance Income and Expense<br />
2008 2007<br />
€’000 €’000<br />
Interest income on bank deposits 4,527 3,970<br />
Fair value gains on derivative financial instruments 836 -<br />
Finance income 5,363 3,970<br />
Unwind of discount on restructuring provision (note 19) 763 728<br />
Fair value losses on derivative financial instruments - 803<br />
Other finance costs 1 3<br />
Finance expense 764 1,534<br />
Expected return on scheme assets (note 20) 59,298 62,098<br />
Interest cost on scheme liabilities (note 20) (53,573) (45,914)<br />
Net defined benefit pension related finance income 5,725 16,184<br />
Net Finance Income recognised in income statement 10,324 18,620<br />
4 (Deficit) / Surplus on Continuing Operations Before Income Tax<br />
The (Deficit) / Surplus on Continuing Operations Before Income Tax includes the following amounts:<br />
2008 2007<br />
€’000 €’000<br />
Depreciation and amortisation<br />
- Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 19,970 17,858<br />
- Amortisation of intangible assets 1,052 988<br />
(Loss) / gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (48) 5<br />
Auditors’ remuneration, including expenses<br />
- audit fees 191 144<br />
- other audit related services 51 65<br />
- non audit work<br />
- tax advice 356 256<br />
- corporate finance 351 128<br />
- other services 57 3<br />
Operating lease rentals, principally vehicles 116 193<br />
The remuneration of Authority members and the Director-General are set out on page 34.<br />
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