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RADIO TELEFÍS ÉIREANN Notes (continued) forming part of the Group financial statements 25 Prior Year Adjustment (continued) Effect on Group Balance Sheet As previously stated As restated Restatement 2007 2007 2007 €000 €000 €000 Trade and other receivables 65,390 61,963 (3,427) Net decrease in assets (3,427) Retained earnings 180,729 177,302 (3,427) Net decrease in equity (3,427) Effect on RTÉ Balance Sheet As previously stated As restated Restatement 2007 2007 2007 €000 €000 €000 Trade and other receivables 55,612 52,185 (3,427) Net decrease in assets (3,427) Retained earnings 137,654 134,227 (3,427) Net decrease in equity (3,427) 74
ANNUAL REPORT & GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2008 Charter The Public Service Broadcasting Charter, published by Government in June 2004, identifies the guiding principles for RTÉ and includes a number of specific reporting requirements. These reporting requirements have been dealt with elsewhere in this report, other than as set out below. AUDIENCE COUNCIL Structure and Composition - The Council acts as an advisory group to the RTÉ Authority - The Chairman of the Authority’s Programme Committee is an ex-officio ordinary member of the Council - The Council consists of representative and individual members who have a general interest in broadcasting and, in the case of representatives, a specialist interest in one or more of the key strands of programming - Each Council has a life span of four years and elects a Chairman annually from among its members. A designated Secretary is provided by RTÉ. The members of the Council participate on a voluntary basis, being reimbursed vouched expenses only. As noted in last year’s report, the initial four-year term of office of the Council was due to end in December 2007. However, in the absence of clarity at that time on the status of any future Council and pending the introduction of the proposed broadcasting legislation, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources consented to the RTÉ Authority’s request to extend the term of office of the Audience Council for a further year to December 2008, or such shorter period, as was necessitated by the enactment of the forthcoming Broadcasting Bill. There had been some issues which had been the cause of concern to the Council during its first four years of operation (e.g. vice-chairman, quorum, non-attendance) and at the meeting on 24 th January 2008 it adopted new Standing Orders which had been revised to take account of these concerns. The amendments included (i) the establishment of the position of Vice-Chairperson; (ii) the quorum to be 10 or 50% of valid membership +1 whichever is the lesser and (iii) the provision that Council Members who miss three meetings of the Council in any one year or three consecutive meetings spread over two years shall automatically cease to be Members of the Council unless just cause be shown. This latter provision resulted in the membership of the Council reducing by five from 22 to 17 during 2008. Alison McCullagh and Des Sheridan were elected to serve as Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson respectively for 2008. There were five meetings held during 2008. During 2008 the Audience Council had presentations from RTÉ executives on the role of the Programme Acceptance Viewer; RTÉ’s coverage of the Lisbon Referendum and the procedures in place to ensure balance; a detailed briefing on the Broadcasting Bill which had been published in Spring 2008 with particular emphasis on the section dealing with the appointment of an Audience Council; RTÉ’s Interculturalism Policy and Access Services including sub-titling. Other specific issues which arose during the year included the decision to cease transmission on Medium Wave; the decision to enter Dustin as Ireland’s representative at Eurovision; promotion of the Irish language and Arts programming. The relationship with the BBCNI Audience Council was further developed and consolidated during 2008. It had been agreed at a meeting between the Chairpersons of the RTÉ and BBCNI Audience Councils in Autumn 2007 that it would be beneficial if members of each Council could attend a meeting of the other’s in an observer capacity. To this end, representatives from the BBCNI Audience Council attended the March meeting of the RTÉ Audience Council and representatives of the RTÉ Audience Council attended a meeting of the BBCNI Council in June. There was a joint meeting of both Councils hosted by RTÉ in September 2008. RTÉ’s Director-General and the Controller of BBCNI as well as senior executives from both organisations also attended. One of the major issues of mutual interest to come out at this meeting was the switchover from Analogue to DTT. Another issue of common interest was engagement with the audience. There was also a suggestion that joint research projects on issues of mutual interest might be looked at. It was also agreed that the possibility of a bi-annual meeting of the three Audience Councils on the island of Ireland (i.e. RTÉ, BBCNI and the Council for TG4 (to be established under the new legislation)) be explored as it could provide a useful forum to exchange views and share ideas of mutual interest. The Council held its final meeting on 13 th November 2008. An update to the Final Report prepared in November 2007 was agreed at that meeting and submitted to the Authority thereafter. Members wished to reiterate the importance of some continuity of membership on the new Council. 75
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