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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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