The appointment tomorrow of a new Chair of the RTÉ Board along with two new board members will be an important step forward, the Taoiseach has said.
Minister for Media Catherine Martin will bring the names to a meeting of the Cabinet for approval in the morning.
Leo Varadkar said it was important to have a fully functioning board and while it was difficult to find people to serve in these roles, it was not impossible.
He added that the Government expects the two final reports on RTÉ to be ready within weeks.
These reports on governance and culture will ensure that RTÉ is run and operated better in the future, he said.
While no policy decision has been taken yet to give the Comptroller and Auditor General oversight of RTÉ’s finances, the Taoiseach said such additional scrutiny would be a good idea.
Yesterday, Chair of the Public Accounts Committee Brian Stanley confirmed that his members will recommend that RTÉ be brought under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
The PAC will publish its final report into the crisis at the national broadcaster.
Meanwhile, the former head of the Health Service Executive, Paul Reid, has said he would “give good consideration” to any approach from the government about becoming the next chair of the RTÉ Board.
Mr Reid told RTÉ News, however, that he would “expect that others are in the running”.
Former chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh resigned after Minister Martin’s appearance on Prime Time in which she declined to express confidence in her.
Minister Martin later told the Oireachtas Committee on Media that on two occasions in the same week, Ms Ní Raghallaigh had supplied her with inaccurate information about the board’s involvement in exit deals at the station.
