RTÉ Freedom of Information Disclosure Log Q3 (July-September 2017) Date FOI received RTÉ Ref No FOI Summary Requester Details Decision 03.07.2017 118 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. 03.07.2017 119 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. 03.07.2017 120 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. 05.07.2017 121 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 11.07.2017 122 Total commercial revenue of RTÉ, generated from advertising in 2016. on 11.07.2017 123 Total amount of net revenue paid to RTÉ in TV licence charges in 2016. on 12.07.2017 124 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 2017. 20.07.2017 125 Records showing the gender of the RTÉ staff in each of its published salary bands. on 1
21.07.2017 126 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. 2016 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. 24.07.2017 127 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. 25.07.2017 128 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 2016. 26.07.2017 129 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. 26.07.2017 130 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 27.07.2017 131 RTÉ internal correspondence relating to gender. 28.07.2017 132 Records related to FOI requests made by a politician in 2017 with respect to RTÉ salaries. 28.07.2017 133 Total JNLR figures for audience for Raidió na Gaeltachta for the Granted 2
following years - 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 to date. 28.07.2017 134 A complete itemised list of costs associated with the show "Glaoch The President s Call", broadcast on St. Patrick s Day 2013. 31.07.2017 135 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. 02.08.2017 136 1. Expected budget for Young People's Department in 2017. 2. Annual cost of daytime programming on RTÉ One. 3. Average number of holidays per employee at RTÉ. 08.08.2017 137 Copies of all complaints in relation to RTÉ staff and presenters from July 2016 to July 2017. 08.08.2017 138 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. 18.08.2017 139 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). 18.08.2017 140 2015, 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 18.08.2017 141 The costs to RTÉ of covering the 2016 Paralympic Games. 3
18.08.2017 142 The costs to RTÉ of covering the 2016 Summer Olympics, with travel costs broken out. 18.08.2017 143 The costs to RTÉ of covering Euro 2016, with travel costs broken out. 18.08.2017 144 The costs to RTÉ of covering and celebrating the 1916 centenary celebrations in 2016, with staff costs broken out. 18.08.2017 145 The costs to RTÉ of covering the 2016 General Election, with staff costs broken out. 22.08.2017 146 Copy of the RTÉ Guidelines and Policy for use of social media distributed to RTÉ employees, contractors and guests on Radio and TV. 23.08.2017 147 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. 25.08.2017 148 2014-2016 costs in personal injury compensation financial awards concerning RTÉ workplace accidents, with awards broken down by case to include details and amounts paid. 25.08.2017 149 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 31.8.2017 150 Full copies of RTÉ Liveline Broadcast from 2004. Handled outside of FOI (RTÉ Archive Sales) 4.9.2017 151 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
4.9.2017 152 Internal RTÉ communications relating to the gender pay gap and any communications between a presenter and the Director General. 6.9.2017 153 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. 6.9.2017 154 Copy of The Late Late Show in 2005. Handled outside of FOI (RTÉ Archive Sales) 6.9.2017 155 Number of bullying and harassment claims made to RTÉ HR in 2015, 2016, and to date in 2017. 6.9.2017 156 Transcripts of any complaints made to RTÉ between 1 January 2016 and the present date re RTÉ News bulletins, on both radio and TV. 8.9.2017 157 Any records within RTÉ concerning a request from a journalist as to whether or not an RTÉ staff member had penalty points wiped out. 11.9.2017 158 Access to all minutes of meetings of the RTÉ Board and the Audience Council to date in 2017. 15.09.2017 159 Any reports or analysis supplied to RTÉ management over the last year by a research company. 18.09.2017 160 Details of RTÉ spend on taxis during 2017 for staff, with breakdown of taxis booked from 8AM-11AM and 5PM-10PM. 18.09.2017 161 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
Ireland soccer international and each Ireland rugby international. 22.09.2017 162 The full broadcast of RTÉ's Liveline from July 2004. Handled outside of FOI (RTÉ Archive Sales) 22.09.2017 163 All correspondence relating to FOI 131. 26.09.2017 164 Copies of correspondence / reports submitted by an individual to RTÉ News & Current Affairs in 2017 13.09.2017 165 Copies of all requests received by RTÉ under the Freedom of Information Act, during the third quarter of 2017. 6