RTÉ internal audit raises concern about oversight of card spending

The probe at RTÉ revealed that 67% of a sample of purchases were 'not appropriately approved'. 'These represent a breach of policy,' the report added. File picture

An internal audit at RTÉ found senior managers were being asked to sign off on purchase card statements they knew little about and had to check more statements than they could feasibly manage.

The audit said individual managers were often too far removed from the “day-to-day requirements” of a programme to understand if purchases being made were legitimate or not.