RTÉ Freedom of Information Disclosure Log Q3 (July-September 2017)

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1 RTÉ Freedom of Information Disclosure Log Q3 (July-September 2017) Date FOI received RTÉ Ref No FOI Summary Requester Details Decision Records and correspondence on appearances by Members of and political parties, on RTÉ News and Current Affairs shows, on TV and Radio, from 1 March 2016 to date Documents held by RTÉ from political parties, Independents, and Government Ministers and their officials regarding coverage on RTÉ TV and radio news and current affairs shows, from 1 March 2016 to date FOI Requests to RTÉ for records relating to political coverage on RTÉ News and current affairs, on TV and radio, from 1 March 2016 to date Costs to RTÉ on 1) first class, and 2) business class airfares for staff in the past three years and details of type of flight and cost per annum. Details of the three dearest fares each year (flight origin/destination, reason for booking). Granted Total commercial revenue of RTÉ, generated from advertising in on Total amount of net revenue paid to RTÉ in TV licence charges in on Correspondence with TDs and Senators of Dáil and Seanad Eireann concerning the display of emblems on clothing when taking part in debates on RTÉ's current affair programs from 1 Jan 2015 to 11 May Records showing the gender of the RTÉ staff in each of its published salary bands. on 1

2 Breakdown of the costs to RTÉ of: The 2016 General Election, 1916 Centenary celebrations, UEFA Euro 2016, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Paralympics. 2. RTÉ staff costs re General Election, 1916 Centenary celebrations, UEFA Euro 2016, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Paralympics, and 3. Travel costs re UEFA Euro 2016, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Paralympics Records regarding the remuneration of RTÉ staff and number of same, broken down by gender, the difference between the mean hourly rate of pay of male employees and that of female employees and the difference between the median hourly rate of pay of male employees and that of female employees Details of personal injury claims to include the type of incident, class of claim and the amount paid for the year 2016 and records of total damages and costs paid by RTÉ in respect of programmes and corporate cases for the year All costs for appearance, wardrobe, make-up, demands and expenses for the appearance of a tv personality performing as a guest on Saturday Night with Miriam show The total cost of expenses paid to RTÉ staff and contractors for the past three years and breakdown of those expenses to include travel and subsistence and other associated costs. Withdrawn Granted RTÉ internal correspondence relating to gender Records related to FOI requests made by a politician in 2017 with respect to RTÉ salaries Total JNLR figures for audience for Raidió na Gaeltachta for the Granted 2

3 following years , 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 to date A complete itemised list of costs associated with the show "Glaoch The President s Call", broadcast on St. Patrick s Day Data with respect to GAA Go subscriptions since its introduction in 2014, by year, amount spent, number of subscriptions, most popular games and geographical breakdown Expected budget for Young People's Department in Annual cost of daytime programming on RTÉ One. 3. Average number of holidays per employee at RTÉ Copies of all complaints in relation to RTÉ staff and presenters from July 2016 to July Details with respect to length and value of contracts of temporary RTÉ staff, to encompass the period 2012-June 2017 relating to news and current affairs, sports and entertainment Correspondence among RTÉ senior officials with respect to RTÉ s finances, among RTÉ senior officials and the Minister for Communications with respect to the licence fee, and among RTÉ senior officials, its Board and the Minister with respect to costs (March 2017 to date) , 2016 and (to date) 2017 statistics for incentivised career breaks to include: number of staff concerned; total amount paid to said staff; highest individual amount paid and highest weekly amount paid. A copy of the report detailing the rationale for incentivised career breaks. on Withdrawn on The costs to RTÉ of covering the 2016 Paralympic Games. 3

4 The costs to RTÉ of covering the 2016 Summer Olympics, with travel costs broken out The costs to RTÉ of covering Euro 2016, with travel costs broken out The costs to RTÉ of covering and celebrating the 1916 centenary celebrations in 2016, with staff costs broken out The costs to RTÉ of covering the 2016 General Election, with staff costs broken out Copy of the RTÉ Guidelines and Policy for use of social media distributed to RTÉ employees, contractors and guests on Radio and TV RTÉ Freedom of Information Disclosure log for 2017 up to the present date, to include the names of the requesters and details of the records sought costs in personal injury compensation financial awards concerning RTÉ workplace accidents, with awards broken down by case to include details and amounts paid The records that show the date that an independent production company pitched a programme, and the date that the show was officially commissioned, with the commissioner s name. on Granted Full copies of RTÉ Liveline Broadcast from Handled outside of FOI (RTÉ Archive Sales) Copies of receipts and details of costs relating to RTÉ s coverage of the Confederations Cup including hotel accommodation, flights, subsistence, per diems and entertainments. 4

5 Internal RTÉ communications relating to the gender pay gap and any communications between a presenter and the Director General Costs of airline travel for members of RTÉ Board (including the secretary, ex-officio members and staff representatives) from 4 November 2014 to 15 June 2017, broken down by name, destination, date, ticket class and cost Copy of The Late Late Show in Handled outside of FOI (RTÉ Archive Sales) Number of bullying and harassment claims made to RTÉ HR in 2015, 2016, and to date in Transcripts of any complaints made to RTÉ between 1 January 2016 and the present date re RTÉ News bulletins, on both radio and TV Any records within RTÉ concerning a request from a journalist as to whether or not an RTÉ staff member had penalty points wiped out Access to all minutes of meetings of the RTÉ Board and the Audience Council to date in Any reports or analysis supplied to RTÉ management over the last year by a research company Details of RTÉ spend on taxis during 2017 for staff, with breakdown of taxis booked from 8AM-11AM and 5PM-10PM The number of texts and calls RTÉ programmes have received from its dedicated NI numbers in the last 12 months, the revenue raised and the estimated NI audience for the All Ireland football final, each Republic of on on 5

6 Ireland soccer international and each Ireland rugby international The full broadcast of RTÉ's Liveline from July Handled outside of FOI (RTÉ Archive Sales) All correspondence relating to FOI Copies of correspondence / reports submitted by an individual to RTÉ News & Current Affairs in Copies of all requests received by RTÉ under the Freedom of Information Act, during the third quarter of