Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017

Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 Misean, Fís agus Croíluachanna 3 Gealltanais TG4 don bhliain 2017 5 Buaicphointí Feidhmíochta TG4 don bhliain 2017 9 Bord Theilifís na Gaeilge agus Faisnéis Eile 19 Tuairisc an Chathaoirligh 20 Tuairisc an Ardstiúrthóra 22 Ráiteas faoi Chúrsaí Rialachais agus Tuarascáil Chomhaltaí an Bhoird 27 Athbhreithniú Airgeadais 2017 30 Ráitis Airgeadais 31-53 L urgan Beo léirithe ag Iris Productions Misean, Fís agus Croíluachanna

Is é misean TG4 ná go soláthraímid seirbhísí siamsúla Croíluachanna TG4 ‘What a phenomenal nuálacha meán trína ndéantar ceiliúradh ar chruthaith- job TG4 has done. eacht na Gaeilge agus trína ndéantar caidreamh a chothú Ceangal: Especially given the leis an lucht féachana in Éirinn agus ar fud an domhain. Trí l Ceangal laethúil leis an nGaeilge a chur ar fáil do gach resources you have, it chomhpháirtíocht leis an earnáil chlosamhairc Ghaeilge, teaghlach sa tír. is an exceptional cumasaímid cruthú ábhair den scoth agus tacaímid le fás l An lucht féachana a chur i lár báire san uile ní dá service you provide. eacnamaíochta in Éirinn. ndéanaimid. Keep it up. You make Is é fís TG4 “ an Ghaeilge agus cultúr na hÉireann a chur l Malairt léargais a sholáthar ar chúrsaí náisiúnta agus all other stations look chun cinn chun áit lárnach a chinntiú do TG4 i saol an idirnáisiúnta. fake and empty.’ Éireannaigh, in Éirinn agus thar lear ”. Caighdeán agus Luach ar Airgead: — Duine den lucht féachana Cuimsítear fís agus misean TG4 i mana TG4, “ súil eile ”, l Sceideal clár ardchaighdeáin a chur ar fáil. Mark Nally, Ros Comáin, 29/5/17 a aithníonn an gá atá le fanacht mar chuid lárnach de l Struchtúr éifeachtach éifeachtúil ó thaobh costais a phatrún féachana teilifíse in Éirinn trí chláir d’ardchaigh- chur i bhfeidhm. deán a choimisiúnú nó a cheannach agus a chraoladh, Cruthaitheacht: cláir atá in ann dul san iomaíocht le leibhéil láidre lucht l A bheith cruthaitheach maidir leis an aschur agus féachana a mhealladh agus iad a choinneáil. maidir le gach ní a dhéanaimid. Bíonn tionchar ag luachanna TG4 ar an gcaoi a mbain- l Leanúint de chláir nuálacha uathúla a chur ar fáil. fear an straitéis sin amach agus ar an gcaoi a n -oibríonn sí agus, tríd is tríd, léiríonn siad na prionsabail atá i gcroílár Réamhghníomhach: shaintréithe na heagraíochta. Bítear ag súil go mbeidh na l Meon an chumais, mar a cothaíodh san eagraíocht agus luachanna sin mar threoirphrionsabail ag gach fostaí de san fhoireann agus mar atá bunaithe faoi seo, a chuid TG4 ina gcuid oibre. choinneáil ar bun.

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I 2017, chuir TG4 18 ngealltanas i láthair i gcás na 4. Bearta a thabhairt i gcrích chun treisiú leis an réimse ‘The success of the gcúig théama seo a leanas: den lucht féachana i dTuaisceart Éireann agus i measc Club Championships i An lucht féachana – tionchar agus aimsiú an Diaspóra a aimsíonn TG4. on TG4 has prompted ii Ábhar – ardchaighdeán agus sainiúlacht 5. Córas forleathnaithe a chur ar bun i ndáil le tomhas Eir Sport to move into iii An Ghaeilge agus cultúr na hÉireann a chur agus tuairiscíocht ar an gcroí lucht féachana agus this area. On top of chun cinn agus a fhorbairt slata tomhais eile a thabhairt chun cinn maidir leis an the live coverage, the iv Trédhearcacht agus éifeachtúlacht toradh feidhmiúcháin a mheas. Laochra Gael docu- v Iontaoibh agus dea-rialachas mentaries produced 6. Cur leis an leibhéal fotheidilithe a dhéanann TG4 by the station are ionas go gcuirtear leis an áisiúlacht do dhreamanna some of the ﬁnest (i) An lucht féachana – tionchar éagsúla den lucht féachana. GAA documentaries agus aimsiú ever made. All of 1. Straitéis débheannach atá dírithe ar an lucht féachana (ii) Ábhar – ardchaighdeán agus which shows the a chur i bhfeidhm ionas go méadaítear luí an lucht sainiúlacht commitment TG4 has féachana teilifíse náisiúnta le TG4 agus go gcinntítear to producing as much 7. Sceideal craolacháin agus ábhar cláir TG4 a thabhairt go bhfuil ard leibhéal sástachta ag an gcroí lucht live GAA coverage as féachana le ábhar agus le sheirbhísí TG4. chun cinn ar bhealach a fhreastalaíonn ar an straitéis possible and making it débheannach. 2. Cur le réimse an lucht féachana agus leis an gceangal available to as many a cothaítear leo ar an Seinnteoir, ar an Idirlínn agus ar 8. Obair fhorbartha a dhéanamh maidir le hábhar people as they can.’ na Meáin Shóisialta. neamhlíneach agus leis na meáin shóisialta mar áis — Neil Glackin, Pundit Arena , 12/4/17 3. Aimsiú TG4 maidir le dreamanna níos óige den lucht straitéiseach de chuid TG4. féachana – leanaí, déagóirí agus daoine 15-34 bliana 9. Nuáil agus cruthaitheacht a chur chun cinn i leith d’aois – a neartú. ábhar, seirbhísí agus páirtnéireachtaí TG4.

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(iii) An Ghaeilge agus cultúr 11. Leanúint leis an obair fhorbartha maidir le Cartlann na hÉireann a chur chun cinn Digiteach TG4 d’ábhar Gaeilge. 12. Beartaíocht fhorghníomhach a dhéanamh i ndáil leis agus a fhorbairt an tionscnamh Éire Ildánach atá ar bun ag an Rialtas 10. Bearta den nuáil a thabhairt i bhfeidhm chun breis agus treisiú in athuair le tacaíocht TG4 le Straitéis 20 seasmhachta agus foráis a chothú in earnáil na Bliain (2010-2030) an Rialtais i ndáil leis an nGaeilge léiritheoirí neamhspleácha in Éirinn, na ceantair a chur i bhfeidhm. Ghaeltachta san áireamh.

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6 Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 (iv) Trédhearcacht agus ‘TG4 is the best station in this country. Éifeachtúlacht It has the most 13. Éifeachtúlacht agus luach ar airgead a sheachadadh remarkable agus an úsáid is fearr is féidir á baint as maoiniú poiblí. documentaries and 14. Comhoibriú níos dlúithe a dhéanamh le RTÉ agus le the best ﬁlms. It is páirtnéirí eile ionas go gcuirtear leis na réimsí den really marvellous.’ lucht féachana a aimsíonn TG4, go n-íslítear costais — Senator David Norris, agus go dtugtar éifeachtúlacht breise chun cinn. Seanad Éireann, 23/5/17 15. Ioncam tráchtála TG4 a choinneáil ar na leibhéil reatha agus cur oiread agus is féidir leis na deiseanna i réimse na tráchtála. 16. Plean Caipitil TG4 a thabhairt i gcrích sa chaoi is go gcuirtear leis na seirbhísí, leis an toradh saothair agus leis an éifeachtúlacht.

(v) Iontaoibh agus Dea-Rialachas 17. An sárchleachtas maidir le cúrsaí rialachais agus tuairiscíochta a chinntiú. 18. Na Cóid agus na rialacháin ar fad faoina bhfeidhmíonn TG4 a chomhlíonadh agus na híoscaighdeáin a shárú i ngach cás inar féidir sin. Fleadh TV léirithe ag Paul McKay Productions

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Bhí d’aidhm ag TG4 ocht gcinn déag de ghealltanais a chur seachtain chomh maith leo siúd a labhraíonn an ‘The second series of i gcrích i rith na bliana 2017, a raibh spriocanna éagsúla i teanga gach lá. Tá léargas leis an tomhas leathnaithe TG4’s excellent An gceist le gach ceann acu i ndáil leis an lucht féachana, le ar phátrúin féachana na ndaoine ar fad a labhraíonn Klondike won two of hábhar cláir, le cúrsaí oibriúcháin, le héifeachtúlacht agus Gaeilge agus is fearr an tomhas é ar an toradh the main drama cúrsaí rialachais agus araile. Tríd is tríd, rinne TG4 go maith. feidhmiúcháin maidir leis an uile dhuine ar gnás leo categories.’ Tugadh ar gealladh i gcrích go huile agus go hiomlán Gaeilge a labhairt. Bhíothas á thuar go dtiocfadh ísliú — Pat Stacey, maidir le trí cinn déag de na gealltanais; bhí gealltanas dá bharr sin sa bhliain 2017 ar an bhfigiúr maidir leis Herald , 11/4/17 amháin ar ríbheag nár tugadh i gcrích go huile agus go an réimse den lucht féachana a aimsíonn TG4, ó hiomlán é; agus, bhíothas i mbun ceithre cinn a chomh- tharla daoine nach labhraíonn Gaeilge chomh minic ‘Fortunately some líonadh (a raibh dul chun cinn maith déanta ina leith). céanna á dtabhairt san áireamh. Tháinig cúngú ó 92% networks are still Tugtar cuntas achoimre thíos. maidir leis an réimse den lucht féachana a aimsíonn flying the flag for how TG4 ach is rí-ard an figiúr go fóill é agus beidh béim ag the west was won. i. Lucht Féachana: Tionchar agus Aimsiú TG4 i gcónaí ar leibhéal sástachta leis an chroí lucht TG4, appropriately on Lucht Féachana Craoltóireachta: féachana a choinneáil. Bhain TG4 ráta sástachta 8 as the western fringes of Bhain TG4 dea-thoradh feidhmiúcháin amach i rith na 10 amach leis an gcuid den lucht féachana a this land, is such a bliana 2017 i ndáil leis an dá dhream éagsúla a bhaineann úsáideann Gaeilge, sárú beagnach 7% ar an sprioc. place.’ leis an straitéis débheannach maidir leis an lucht l Tar éis forás tréan a thabhairt i gcrích sa bhliain 2016, — Donal O’Donoghue, féachana: tharla ardú arís ar mheánsciar TG4 den lucht RTÉ Guide , 8/8/17 l D’éirigh le TG4 aimsiú de 90% den Chroí Phobal féachana náisiúnta teilifíse ar feadh an lae, rud a Féachana a bhaint amach , figiúr is ionann agus fhágann gur tháinig fás dhá bhliain as a chéile 12.5% de shárú ar an sprioc. Leathnaigh TG4 leis na maidir leis an lucht féachana teilifíse, ní nach slata tomhais a ghabhann le Fios Físe ionas go dtugtar coitianta i margadh craoltóireachta a bhfuil oiread san áireamh daoine a labhraíonn Gaeilge gach iomaíochta i gceist leis. Tháinig ardú 5% go dtí

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1.87% 1 maidir leis an sciar agus ardú 13.4% go dtí 1.95% ar an sciar le linn an phríomh am craolta . Baineadh amach arís sciar 10% maidir leis an sciar is airde ar aon lá amháin faoi leith. Cé gur tháinig ísliú maidir leis an méid den lucht féachana teilifíse náisiúnta a aimsíonn TG4 gach seachtain, is suntasach an ﬁgiúr 33%. Tháinig ardú 7.4% maidir le meánlíon na nóiméad in aghaidh an lae ag gach duine a bhí ag faire agus baineadh amach 24% arís maidir leis an gcéatadán ab airde ar tarraingíodh a n-aird ar aon lá amháin faoi leith. l Bhí toradh feidhmiúcháin TG4 maidir leis an sciar den lucht féachana an-mhaith i gcomhthéacs margadh craoltóireachta a bhfuil oiread iomaíochta ag baint leis. Sciar 1% nó níos lú ná 1% a bhí ag leath den 20 cainéal is mó lucht féachana in Éirinn agus tá beagnach a dhá oiread sin de sciar ag TG4. Coinníodh ionad TG4 ar an 7ú cainéal is mó lucht féachana in Éirinn.

Lucht Féachana ar Ábhar Neamhlíneach: Tháinig fás suntasach i rith na bliana 2017 freisin ar aird na ndaoine ar ábhar TG4 ar na meáin neamhlíneacha: l Mhéadaigh cuairteoirí uathúla ar shuíomh gréasáin TG4 11.5% go 1.98m. Tháinig ardú 26.4% go dtí beagnach 19m ar líon na leathanach a ceadaíodh. Bhí an láithreán gréasáin ar an láithreán gréasáin Gaeilge is mó úsáide ar domhan 2 i gcónaí.

______1Sciar comhdhlúite. Sciar Beo & VOSDAL cothrom le 1.92%. Ar feadh an lae, daoine aonair 4 bliana + (foinse: Nielsen). Oireachtas 2017 2Rangú domhanda Alexa.

10 Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 ‘Michael Fanning’s Irish-language documentary about boxer Sean Mannion packs a punch.’ — Tara Brady, Irish Times , 7/12/17

Rocky Ros Muc léirithe ag Below the Radar l Tháinig ardú níos mó ná 18% go dtí 545.5k ar líon na ii. Ábhar Sainiúil d’Ardchaighdeán n-uaireanta a chloig d’ábhar a bhreathnaigh lucht Sa bhliain 2017, sheol TG4 cur chuige débheannach nua féachana TG4 ar an Seinnteoir agus ardú 6% go dtí maidir leis an lucht féachana a dhíríonn ar: (i) chroídhream 2.2m ar líon na sruthanna a ceanglaíodh ar an labhartha na Gaeilge sa lucht féachana agus (ii) an lucht Seinnteoir. Leanadh den mhéadú maidir le híoslódáil féachana náisiúnta teilifíse go ginearálta. Mar chuid de aipeanna gur tharla aip a íoslódáil 231.6k uair (ardú straitéis nua 5 bhliana TG4 (2018-2022) a thabharfar i níos mó ná 50%). gcrích an cur chuige nua seo ina iomláine: l Tháinig ardú 606% go dtí 10.2m maidir leis an méid uaireanta a breathnaíodh físeáin ar na meáin l bhí 45% d’uaireanta an cloig craolacháin TG4 dírithe shóisialta (gearr fhíseán ar an Seinnteoir san ar an chroí lucht féachana (3,128 uair a chloig) agus áireamh) agus ardú 144% go dtí 1.427m i ndáil leis an 55% dírithe ar an lucht féachana náisiúnta teilifíse go gcaidreamh ar na meáin shóisialta. ginearálta (3,781 uair a chloig).

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l Rinneadh, ar mhaithe le croí lucht féachana TG4, téagar breise a chur leis an ábhar nuachta agus cúrsaí reatha agus cur leis an méid de chláir drámaíochta, siamsaíochta agus faisnéise a léirítear chomh maith le sceideal breá de chláir do leanaí a chur ar fáil. Taréis obair idirbheartaíochta a dhéanamh ar feadh na bliana le RTÉ agus infheistíocht shuntasach caipitil a dhéanamh i rith na bliana, sheol TG4 an clár Nuacht TG4 faoi dhearadh nua i mí Eanáir 2018 chomh maith leis an gclár seachtainiúil cúrsaí reatha 7 Lá . Tá gach aon cheann de na cláir sin á chraoladh as Stiúideo 2, an stiúideo is fairsinge ag TG4, tar éis athchóiriú agus athfheistiú a dhéanamh air. l Maidir leis an lucht féachana náisiúnta teilifíse níos ginearálta, chuir TG4 ábhar cláir fíorasach ar fáil a bhfuil téagar níos mó ann agus béim níos mó ar scéalta na linne seo. Treisíodh freisin le branda agus le hábhar spóirt TG4 chomh maith leis an ábhar maidir le himeachtaí náisiúnta ceoil agus cultúir. l Tá TG4, den chéad uair le naoi mbliana, tar éis infheistíocht shuntasach a dhéanamh i mbunábhar Oireachtas 2017 nua coimisiúnaithe do pháistí (infheistíocht de €560k

12 Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 ‘Éire Fhiáin: An Cósta Thiar, a two-part nature doc on TG4, was sumptuously ﬁlmed, comparable to Attenborough at his best.’ — Darragh McManus, Irish Independent , 28/12/17

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ag TG4 — luach €900k san iomlán ar chonarthaí). l Bonn treise a chur faoi Earnáil na Léiritheoirí Déanfar na cláir seo a sheachadadh le linn na bliana Neamh-spleácha in Éirinn: déantar an chuid is mó de 2018, rud a chuirﬁdh go mór le sceideal na bpáistí. Is chláir Gaeilge TG4 a choimisiúnú ó chomhlachtaí cuid de straitéis ábhair TG4 é agus leanfar leis in 2018 léiriúcháin in Éirinn agus chaith TG4 €21.6m le lucht agus ar aghaidh trí choimisiúnú ilbhliantúil agus na hearnála sin i rith na bliana 2017, beagnach 88% singil. de chaiteachas iomlán na bliana.

Chuir TG4 cuid mhór ábhair ar fáil chomh maith ar an idirlíon agus ar na meáin shóisialta a bhfuil nuaíocht agus cruthaíocht ag baint leis. Leis an athrú seasta ar na pátrúin féachana maidir leis na meáin chumarsáide a thapú, tá tábhacht ar leith anois leis an ábhar gairid agus na meáin shóisialta maidir le haird dhaoine níos óige sa lucht féachana a tharraingt agus ba ghá do TG4 cur leis an infheistíocht sa réimse sin ionas go gcothaítear ceangal agus caidreamh le daoine faoi bhun 35 bliana d’aois. I rith na bliana 2017, rinne TG4: l Ardán nua neamhlíneach ar a dtugtar Bloc a chruthú agus a sheoladh ar mhaithe le daoine 18-35 bliana d’aois chomh maith le hardán ábhair nua atá dírithe ar an chroí lucht féachana ar a dtugtar Molscéal . l Rinneadh obair fhorbartha maidir le hardáin spóirt TG4 ar na meáin shóisialta (Facebook, Twitter agus Youtube) agus ar ardáin shóisialta TG4 féin ar Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat agus YouTube. Rinne TG4 forbairt freisin maidir le mol ábhair Cúla4 ar Facebook agus Youtube agus treisíodh leo sin trí dhearadh nua a chruthú do bhrandaí Spórt TG4 , Bloc , Molscéal agus Cine4 . iii. An Ghaeilge agus Cultúr na hÉireann a Chur Chun Cinn agus a Fhorbairt Chomh maith le hábhar cláir i nGaeilge, rinne TG4 beartaíocht eile a threisíonn leis an nGaeilge agus le cultúr na hÉireann: Seoladh sceidil an Fhómhair

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l Faoi mar a beartaíodh, tháinig deireadh le léiriúchán neamhspleácha léiriúcháin a bhfuil comhaontú inmheánach ar ábhar líneach TG4 in earrach na léiriúcháin ilbhliana socraithe leo. Rinneadh bliana 2017. Tá ábhar coimisiúnaithe ar chaighdeán socrú maidir le deich gcinn de ollsoláthair ilbhliana níos airde curtha ina áit. I rith na bliana 2018 a nua i rith na bliana 2017. Aontaíodh an conradh i fheicfear an toradh iomlán ar an mbeart seo de réir gcás naoi gcinn acu sin i rith na bliana 2017 ar bhonn mar a bhíonn an t-ábhar a coimisiúnaíodh sa bhliain soláthar ceithre bliana agus rinneadh amhlaidh 2017 á chur ar fáil sa sceideal craolacháin. Bhí maidir leis an gceann eile i dtús na bliana 2018. d’aidhm ag TG4 cur le líon na gcomhlachtaí Fágfaidh na comhaontuithe sin bonn tráchtála níos

Gradaim Ceoil TG4 léirithe ag Red Shoe Productions

14 Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 Snáithe léirithe ag Magamedia Cispheil Beo

daingne faoi na comhlachtaí sin ionas gur féidir leo freisin, mar chuid de na conarthaí ollsoláthair, an ‘‘Thank you TG4. forás breise a dhéanamh agus an gnó a chur ar choinníoll go bhfostaíonn léiritheoirí daoine le Thank you so much, bhonn idirnáisiúnta. Gaeilge (lucht foirne agus soláthaithe seirbhíse) for what you’ve done l Sheol TG4 freisin an dara babhta den scéim Cine 4 i agus gurb í an Ghaeilge an teanga oibre ar an láthair. in the past, what comhar le Bord Scannán na hÉireann (IFB) agus leis l Ar na bealaí seo, agus ar bhealaí eile nach iad, tá TG4 you’re doing in the an Údarás Craolacháin (BAI). Tionscnamh comhchist- ag treisiú leis an bhforás ar earnáil in Éirinn a bhfuil present, and what you íochta atá sa scéim sin trína gcuidítear le fadscannáin samhlaíocht agus bríomhaireacht ag rith leis. will continue to do in i nGaeilge a fhorbairt agus a léiriú ar bhealach a future. We love you, thugann dea-scéalaíocht, físiúlacht agus caighdeáin l Acmhainn Foghlama Gaeilge: Rinne TG4 breis ábhair and we don’t know arda léiriúcháin chun cinn le taispeáint ar scáileán a thabhairt chun cinn don láithreán gréasáin what we would do na pictiúrlainne. Tugadh an próiseas roghnúcháin Foghlaim.ie atá dírithe ar mhic léinn na hArdteist- without you. I mean, I chun críche maidir leis na tograí a ndéanfar iad a iméireachta agus iad ag ullmhú don scrúdú béil sa don’t know how we léiriú. Beidh conarthaí maidir le dhá scannán á síniú i Ghaeilge. Oibríodh freisin i gcomhar leis an gComhairle survived without you rith an dara ráithe den bhliain 2018 agus cuirfear Oideachais Gaelscoile & Gaelscolaíochta maidir le in the ﬁrst place.’ tús leis an obair léiriúcháin ina dhiaidh sin. forbairt ar an acmhainn foghlama seo agus lena chur — Mark Townsend, l Cabhraíonn TG4 freisin le maoiniú a fháil don earnáil chun cinn. Bronnadh SéalaTeanga na hEorpa ar TG4 Sportstalk.ie , 12/4/17 tríd an gCiste Craoltóireachta Gaeilge agus tríd an Foghlaim i rith na bliana 2017. gciste Fís agus Fuaim a reáchtálann Údarás Craola- l Cartlann Dhigiteach Gaeilge: Tá Cartlann Dhigiteach cháin na hÉireann. Bronnadh cistí €2.86m ar fad ar Gaeilge á cur i dtoll a chéile ag TG4 d’fhonn ábhar 24 togra de chuid TG4 i rith na bliana 2017. Gaeilge a chaomhnú agus deis a chur ar fáil ar líne don l Thacaigh TG4 freisin le tallann agus scileanna san lucht úsáide seachtrach teacht ar chuid den ábhar. earnáil a fhorbairt trí oiliúint agus meantóireacht. Rinne TG4 an obair maidir leis an gCartlann Dhigteach Cuireadh tús le beartaíocht in éineacht le Nuachta & Cúrsaí Reatha a thabhairt chun críche i mí dreamanna eile san earnáil, go háirithe le hÚdarás na Nollag 2017 agus a sheoladh agus a chur ar fáil na Gaeltachta, leis an Údarás Craolacháin, leis an maidir le taighde oideachais i mí Eanáir 2018. mBord Scannán, le Screen Training Ireland agus le l Tionchar TG4 maidir le Normalú na Gaeilge: Gréasán na Meán (Skillnet), chun forbairt a D’fhonn an tionchar a thomhas a bhíonn ag TG4 dhéanamh ar scileanna agus ar phróisis. Rinne TG4 maidir le haird ar an nGaeilge agus leis an nglacadh léi

Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 15 Seoladh Cartlann Nuachta — Páidí Ó Lionáird agus an Aire Denis Naughten, TD.

mar ghnáthchuid de shaol na hÉireann, rinneadh aghaidh na huaire craolacháin cothrom le leibhéal na suirbhé de chuid Ipsos MRBI a choimisiúnú (lena bliana 2016. mbaineann sampla ionadaíochta náisiúnta 1,000 l Thug TG4 tionscnaimh éagsúla i gcrích ar tháinig duine fásta 15+). Luaigh 82% de lucht fhreagairt an éifeachtacht breise dá mbarr. Tugadh atheagar i tsuirbhé go bhfeictear dóibh gur seirbhís thábhacht- bhfeidhm i rith na bliana d’fhonn meithle nua ach atá in TG4 maidir le treisiú leis an nGaeilge agus ilfheidhme a chur ar bun agus breis táirgiúlachta a lena cur chun cinn. Is é tuairim 88% go gcuidíonn TG4 thabhairt i gcrích. Cuireadh breis oiliúna ar 18 mball leis an nGaeilge trí na cláir agus an ábhar a chuirtear foirne a bhíodh i mbun obair léiriúcháin ar ábhar ar fáil. Dúirt 73% gur dóigh leo go gcuireann TG4 líneach agus i mbun bhearta teicniúla/oibriúcháin beocht sa Ghaeilge. agus bíonn siadsan i mbun léiriúcháin anois ar feadh 50% den am ar ábhar neamhlíneach. Cuireadh iv. Trédhearcacht agus Éifeachtúlacht athoiliúint ar 14 d’fhoireann léirithe/láithreoirí clár Caiteachas Oibriúcháin agus athcheapadh iad i mbun ábhar Tá TG4 tugtha dá chinntiú go mbaintear an leas is fearr is neamhlíneach/ábhar do na meáin shóisialta a féidir as na cistí poiblí (lena n-áirítear an céatadán is airde chruthú seachas a bheith ag léiriú cláir. is féidir a chaitheamh ar ábhar Gaeilge) agus go Ioncam Tráchtála gcoinnítear barrchostais TG4 chomh híseal agus is féidir. l Bhí ioncam tráchtála TG4 sa bhliain 2017 beagnach l Tá ar cheann de phríomhaidhmeanna TG4 go 21% chun cinn ar an sprioc . Tháinig ardú 22.6% go ndéantar 70% den chistíocht phoiblí a infheistiú in dtí €2.614m ar an ioncam fógraíochta agus ábhar cláir Gaeilge. Sa bhliain 2017, rinne TG4 níos urraíochta i rith na bliana 2017 i gcomórtas le fearr ná sin agus caitheadh 74.5% den chistíocht €2.133m sa bhliain 2016. Tharla ísliú beag 1.3% go phoiblí ar ábhar cláir Gaeilge . Caitheadh an 25.5% dtí €1.456m ar fhuílleach an ioncam tráchtála i eile ar chúrsaí craolacháin agus ar bhearta gcomórtas le €1.475m sa bhliain 2016. Tháinig ardú gaolmhara. Chaith TG4 suim iomlán €26.3m 3 ar ábhar beagnach 13% go dtí €4.07m ar an ioncam tráchtála cláir agus €24.572m de sin ar ábhar cláir Gaeilge. iomlán. Is maith an toradh feidhmíochta sin lena l Sa bhliain 2017, b’ionann costas foirne, gan costas bhfuil d’iomaíocht ag baint le fógraíocht teilifíse agus maidir le foireann léiriúcháin a áireamh, agus 10.4% le margadh na meán cumarsáide in Éirinn. d’ollchaiteachas oibriúcháin TG4. Bhí níos lú ná 6% i Infheistíocht Chaipitil gceist le barrchostais. Is íseal an costas sin maidir le l Fuair TG4 cistí breise caipitil i rith na bliana 2017 cúrsaí bainistíochta agus riaracháin. maidir leis an gcostas a bhain le ath dhearadh l Tháinig ísliú 5% ar chostas san uair féachana TG4 i stiúideonna agus le forbairt chaipitil de chineálacha rith na bliana 2017 (gan an lucht féachana a bhaineann le 365 uair a chloig RTÉ a áireamh). Ba é an 3€24.696m de chaiteachas ar chláir lúide costais cartlannaíochta t-ardú ar sciar TG4 ba bhun leis sin. Bhí an costas in €175k móide costas €1.78m maidir le foireann léiriúcháin.

16 Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 eile. Rinneadh leasú ar an bplean caipitil i rith na bliana ionas gur tugadh sprioc €1.45m maidir leis an gcaiteachas caipitil san áireamh. Rinneadh beagnach iomlán na mbearta forbartha caipitil a thabhairt i gcrích i rith na bliana. Bhí sárú 4.5% ar an sprioc leasaithe don bhliain i gceist leis an gcaiteachas caipitil iarmhír ach is mar gheall ar choigeartú maidir le tráthanna ama amháin sin. Bearta suntasacha le háireamh is ea athfheistiú iomlán ar Stiúideo 2 ina bhfuil seit Nuacht TG4 agus seit 7 Lá , dhá bhalla nua físe, soilse nua LED maille le córas rialála do na seiteanna, agus forfheabhsú maidir le caighdeán ard- ghléine (HD) ar na háiseanna craolacháin i Stiúideo 1.

Sochair Gheilleagracha l Is féidir an luach ar an airgead maidir le TG4 a mheas chomh maith de réir mar a bhíonn tionchar ar chúrsaí eacnamaíochta na tíre go ginearálta. Bhí cion tairbhe díreach, indíreach agus ionduchtaithe TG4 i ndáil leis an ioncam náisiúnta ar luach beagnach €60m sa bhliain 2017 agus tionchar fostaíochta dá réir Bus Ghlaschú léirithe ag HG Productions cothrom le 791 post 4. Is léiriú sin ar an leibhéal caiteachais a rinne TG4 in Éirinn agus ar an leibhéal gColáiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath. Tionóladh ‘Of all the channels I caiteachais maidir le cláir agus seirbhísí arna gcur ar seacht gcruinniú iomlán de chuid an Bhoird chomh watch, I watch more fáil in Éirinn seachas le hábhar ceannaithe agus le maith le dhá chruinniú arb iad comhaltaí an Bhoird TG4 than any other seirbhísí ó mhargaí idirnáis-iúnta. Léirítear freisin amháin a bhí i láthair acu (gan aon duine den lucht channel purely gurbh fhiú beagnach €2 do gheilleagar na hÉireann Feidhmiúcháin). because of the sport gach €1 a d’infheistigh TG4 sna tionscail chruthaith- l An ASPC, an tAthbhreithniú Feidhmíochta, Ráiteas and the document- eachta in Éirinn. Tá buntáistí tábhachtacha airgeadais, Straitéise cúig bhliana agus an Tuarascáil Bhliantúil a aries it shows as I have fostaíochta agus cruthaitheachta fós ag baint le TG4 chur ar fáil. a personal interest in mar sin do gheilleagar iomlán na hÉireann. l Athbhreithniú ar an gCód Cleachtais nua maidir le many of those.’ Rialachas Comhlachtaí Stáit agus é a chur i bhfeidhm — Minister for Communications, go huile agus go hiomlán. Climate Action and Environment v. Iontaoibh agus Dea-rialachas (Deputy Denis Naughten), Bhí feidhmíocht rialachais TG4 láidir ar aon dul leis na l Athbhreithniú mion géar maidir leis an mbainistíocht 23/5/17 blianta roimhe sin: Rinne TG4 i rith na bliana 2017: a dhéanann TG4 i ndáil le réimsí baoil agus tuairisc a thabhairt don Bhord ina leith sin. l Gach dualgas faoin reachtaíocht a chomhlíonadh i l 3 bheart iniúchóireachta inmheánach a thabhairt i ndáil leis na cuspóirí agus leis na cóid craolacháin gcrích. agus araile. l Ráiteas Straitéise nua cúig bhliana (2018-2022) a l Gach polasaí agus cairt a chur i bhfeidhm de réir mar ullmhú le haontú ag an mBord. atá dlite. Mar shampla, Cairt maidir le Seirbhís don l Oibriú leis an Údarás Craolacháin maidir leis an Chustaiméir, Cód Cleachtais maidir le Déileáil le athbhreithniú bliantúil agus leis an athbhreithniú cúig Gearáin agus araile. bhliana ar an gCraolachán Seirbhíse Poiblí. l Tuairiscí a thabhairt go tráthrialta don Bhord agus l Comhoibriú go hiomlán leis an anailís eacnamaíochta don Údarás Craolacháin maidir le comhlíonadh na idir-Rannach de chuid an Rialtais ar thionscal na gcód craolacháin agus na rialachán craolacháin. teilifíse, na scannánaíochta agus na hanamúlachta in l An sárchleachtas maidir le cúrsaí rialachais agus Éirinn a bhí á dhéanamh ag Olsberg SPI. tuairiscíochta a chinntiú. Rinneadh chomh maith, triúr comhaltaí nua a cheapadh ar an mBord i mí na Samhna agus chuidigh TG4 leis na bearta ionduchtáin ina leith sin, lena n-áirítear seisiún maidir le rialachas 4 Bunaithe ar anailís ar chaiteachas TG4 in 2017 (caiteachas corpar-áide arna chur ar fáil ag Scoil Gnó Smurﬁt i oibriúcháin agus caipitil lena n-áirítear maoiniú clár) in Éirinn

Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 17 Cúl Stáitse – Oireachtas 2017 léirithe ag Aniar TV Bord Theilifís na Gaeilge agus Faisnéis Eile

Bunaíodh Bord Theilifís na Gaeilge i mí Aibreáin 2007 faoi Rúnaí Cuideachta agus Oiﬁg Chláraithe fhoráil an Achta Craolacháin, 2001. Tá Cathaoirleach agus Mary Uí Chadhain 11 comhalta Boird ar Bhord Theilifís na Gaeilge, an tArd- TG4 stiúrthóir mar chomhalta de bhrí oiﬁge san áireamh. Baile na hAbhann An 16 Aibreán 2017 chuaigh téarma an Chathaoirligh Co. na Gaillimhe agus seisear comhaltaí Boird in éag. An 17 Aibreán 2017, d’athcheap an tAire Cumarsáide, Fuinnimh agus Acmhainní Rúnaí an Bhoird Nádúrtha an Cathaoirleach agus ceathrar comhaltaí Boird Pádhraic Ó Ciardha ón mBord roimhe sin agus cheap an tAire triúr nua Fochoistí an Bhoird comhalta Boird ar an 21 Samhain 2017. Tá dhá fhochoiste ag an mBord, mar atá:

Tháinig an Bord le chéile seacht nuaire i rith an 12 mhí go An Coiste Iniúchóireachta agus Riosca dtí an 31 Nollaig 2017. Des Geraghty (An Cathaoirleach) (Dáta críoch 11/12/2017) Comhaltaí Boird agus an tArdstiúrthóir ar an 31 Nollaig Micheál Seoighe (Dáta críoch 11/12/2017) 2017: Michelle Ní Chróinín (Dáta críoch 11/12/2017) Bríd Ní Fhachtna (Tús dháta 11/12/2017) Mairéad Ní Nuadháin (Tús dháta 11/12/2017) Frank Reidy (11/12/2017) I rith an 12 mhí go dtí an 31 Nollaig 2017, tháinig an Coiste Iniúchóireachta agus Riosca le chéile ceithre huaire agus thuairiscigh siad don Bhord i ndiaidh na gcruinnithe sin. Siún Ní Raghallaigh Alan Esslemont Des Geraghty (An Cathaoirleach) (An tArdstiúrthóir) (Athcheaptha Tuairiscíonn an fheidhm Iniúchta Inmheánaigh go díreach (Athcheaptha 17/04/2017) don Choiste Iniúchóireachta agus Riosca. 17/04/2017) An Coiste Luach Saothair Siún Ní Raghallaigh (An Cathaoirleach) Andréa Ní Éalaithe (Dáta scoir 16/04/2017) Des Geraghty (Tús dháta 11/12/2017) Micheál Seoighe (Tús dháta 11/12/2017)

Mairéad Ní Cheóinín Micheál Seoighe Michelle Ní Chróinín Tháinig an Coiste Luach Saothair le chéile uair amháin sa (Athcheaptha (Athcheaptha (Athcheaptha bhliain go dtí an 31 Nollaig 2017. 17/04/2017) 17/04/2017) 17/04/2017) Iniúchóir An tArd Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste Oiﬁg an Ard Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste 3A Sráid an Mhéara Duga Spencer, Baile Átha Cliath 1

Diarmuid Ó Ruiséal Bríd Ní Fhachtna Frank Reidy Baincéirí AIB Caisleán an Loingsigh Sráid na Siopaí Gaillimh

Achtúire Pricewaterhouse Coopers Mairéad Ní Nuadháin Siobhán Ní Ghadhra Darach Ó Tuairisg (Ceaptha 21/11/2017) (Ceaptha 21/11/2017) (Ceaptha 21/11/2017) 1 Duga Spencer Cé an Phoirt Thuaidh Baile Átha Cliath 1

Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 19 Tuairisc an Chathaoirligh

Dul i gcion agus i bhfeidhm ar an Lucht Féachana na blianta 2018-2022, a d’aontaigh an Bord i ndeireadh Tá athrú iomlán curtha ag TG4, an craoltóir náisiúnta na bliana 2017, díreofar ar an iliomad deis agus ar an seirbhíse poiblí Gaeilge, ar an íomhá a bhaineann leis an iliomad réimse dúshláin atá roimh TG4 i dtimpeallacht nGaeilge agus ar an gcraoltóireacht teilifíse Gaeilge go craolacháin seirbhíse poiblí a bhfuil agus a mbeidh cuid ginearálta trí ábhar nuálach agus ar ardchaighdeán a mhór deacrachta agus iomaíochta i gceist léi faoi láthair chraoladh lena ndéantar ceiliúradh ar chultúr agus ar agus go ceann ré feidhme na straitéise. Dírítear sa straitéis chruthaitheacht mhuintir na hÉireann. Is ardán é TG4 chun ar an dóigh a bhfuil de rún ag TG4 cur leis an sciar den daoine a labhraíonn Gaeilge a léiriú agus chun lón siamsa lucht féachana náisiúnta agus le haird an lucht féachana agus lón eolais a chur ar fáil dóibh. Féachadh chomh sin trí ábhar spéisiúil siamsúil a chur ar fáil; freastal níos maith, ó thosaigh an tseirbhís ar an aer, lena chinntiú go fearr a dhéanamh ar dhreamanna den lucht féachana ar mbíonn tairbhe ag lucht féachana chomh fairsing agus is gnáthrud acu an Ghaeilge a labhairt; agus, a thabhairt gur féidir as an ábhar a chuirtear ar fáil agus tá sin á dhéanamh féidir lón ábhair de scoth an domhain a chruthú i gcomhar againn tríd an straitéis dé bheannach maidir leis an lucht le hearnáil léiriúcháin na Gaeilge. Tugtar leis an straitéis féachana. Tá aird leis an gcur chuige sin ar an éagsúlacht seo faoi aidhmeanna tábhachtacha maidir leis an mhór atá idir an dóigh ina bhféachann daoine arbh í an mbeartas poiblí i ndáil le cúrsaí eacnamaíochta agus Ghaeilge an ghnáth-theanga ag an gcroí phobal féachana cúrsaí cultúir agus beidh tairbhe as an straitéis maidir le ar TG4 i gcomparáid le daoine nach é is gnás leo an heacnamaíocht na tíre. Ghaeilge a labhairt agus daoine nach bhfuil labhairt na Ní beag linn an t-ardú ar an gcistíocht reatha sa bhliain Gaeilge acu (an lucht féachana teilifíse náisiúnta). 2017 ach, ina dhiaidh sin agus uile, chun an straitéis nua Chruthaigh TG4 go maith leis an dá chuid sa lucht a thabhairt i gcrích, ní foláir leibhéal cistíochta TG4 a féachana i rith na bliana 2017. Tarraingíodh aird 90% den thabhairt cothrom lena mbíodh agus cinnteacht a bheith chroí lucht féachana a bhfuil Gaeilge acu, ﬁgiúr níos airde ag baint leis an gcistíocht maidir le hábhar cláir. Tá an ná an sprioc a bhí leagtha síos don bhliain. Tháinig ardú bunleibhéal cistíochta is gá chun na cuspóirí straitéise a arís, tar éis fás tréan na bliana 2016, ar sciar TG4 den lucht thabhairt i bhfeidhm dearbhaithe ag TG4 agus táthar ag féachana náisiúnta teilifíse agus is annamh dea-thoradh éileamh cistí breise chun iomlán na cistíochta poiblí a den chineál sin, dhá bhliain as a chéile d’ardú ar an lucht thabhairt lena bhfuil de dhíth. Tá tábhacht cinniúnach leis féachana teilifíse, ag aon chraoltóir ar mhargadh ghéar- sin i dtimpeallacht craolacháin agus meán cumarsáide iomaíochta an chraolacháin. Tháinig ardú beagnach 5% atá faoi shíorathrú agus inar gá craoltóirí seirbhíse poiblí go dtí 1.9% maidir le meánsciar TG4 ó thús go deireadh a chur sa riocht gur féidir na dúshláin a chuirtear rompu a an lae agus ardú go dtí beagnach 2% ar an sciar de lucht shárú. féachana sa bpríomh am craolta. D’fhonn ábhar compar- áide a lua, sciar 1% nó níos lú ná 1% atá ag leath den 20 Léiriúchán Neamhspleách cainéal is mó lucht féachana in Éirinn agus tá beagnach a Gné lárnach den straitéis nua ag TG4 is ea páirtnéireacht dhá oiread sin de sciar ag TG4. D’éirigh le TG4 freisin a chomhair le hearnáil na léiritheoirí Gaeilge, gur féidir bheith ar an 7ú cainéal is minice a bhreathnaítear in Éirinn ábhar cláir den scoth a chruthú. Rinneadh mórchuid mhór arís i rith na bliana 2017. Ba mhaith an ghnóthachtáil sin chláir Gaeilge TG4 a choimisiúnú ón earnáil sin i rith na ar fad agus is é ba bhun leis an ábhar cláir spéisiúil ard- bliana 2017 lena ndearna TG4 caiteachas c.€22m, beag- chaighdeáin a cuireadh ar fáil i nGaeilge agus an fhorbairt nach 90% de chaiteachas iomlán na bliana ar lón ábhair. a rinneadh ar sceideal craolacháin agus lón ábhair TG4 i Faoi mar a beartaíodh, tháinig deireadh le léiriúchán dtaca leis an straitéis nua maidir leis an lucht féachana inmheánach ar ábhar líneach TG4 in earrach na bliana débheannach a thabhairt i gcrích. Treisíodh leis chomh 2017. Tá ábhar coimisiúnaithe ar chaighdeán níos airde maith trí thairbhe breise a thabhairt i gcrích mar gheall ar curtha in áit an ábhair a bhíodh á léiriú go hinmheánach. I infheistíocht in ábhar cláir agus is léargas é ar an tairbhe rith na bliana 2018 a fheicfear an toradh iomlán ar an agus ar an bhﬁúntas a eascraíonn ó infheistíocht a mbeart seo de réir mar a bhíonn an t-ábhar a coimisiún- dhéanamh san ábhar ionas go dtarraingítear aird níos mó aíodh sa bhliain 2017 á chur ar fáil sa sceideal craol- agus spéis níos tréine an lucht féachana. acháin. Tá d’aidhm ag TG4 cur le líon na gcomhaontuithe ilbhliana le comhlachtaí léiriúcháin neamhspleácha agus Straitéis Nua do na blianta 2018-2022 deineadh deich gcinn de chomhaontuithe nua den sórt I gcás TG4, ní amháin gur baineadh dea-thoradh feidhm- sin agus bhí naoi gcinn acu sin ar síníodh conradh maidir iúcháin maidir leis an lucht féachana amach sa bhliain le soláthar ceithre bliana i rith na bliana 2017. Tarlóidh, 2017, ba bhliain í freisin a ndearnadh athbheochan ar an de thoradh na gcomhaontuithe sin, bonn tráchtála níos tseirbhís. Tá Ardstiúrthóir nua TG4, Alan Esslemont, a daingne faoi earnáil na léiritheoirí neamhspleácha ionas ceapadh i ndeireadh na bliana 2016, i mbun ceann- gur féidir leis na comhlachtaí forás breise a dhéanamh ródaíochta maidir le straitéis nua na heagraíochta go agus dul i mbun trádála go hidirnáisiúnta. ceann na gcúig bhliana seo romhainn. Leis an straitéis do Sheol TG4 freisin an dara babhta den scéim Cine 4 i

20 Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 comhar leis an mBord Scannán agus leis an Údarás Craol- Súil chun Cinn ar an mbliain 2018 acháin. Tionscnamh comhchistíochta atá sa scéim sin Cé gur mhór an t-ábhar dúshláin a bhain leis an mbliain trína gcuidítear le fadscannáin i nGaeilge a fhorbairt agus 2017, tá tuilleadh dúshlán fós le sárú agus ní mór leanúint a léiriú ar bhealach a thugann dea-scéalaíocht, físiúlacht den tsúil ghéar a choinneáil ar ghnéithe éiginnteachta agus caighdeáin arda léiriúcháin chun cinn le taispeáint maidir le cúrsaí eacnamaíochta in Éirinn. Is iomaí ábhar ar scáileán na pictiúrlainne. Tugadh an próiseas roghnú- baoil i gceist maidir le heacnamaíocht na tíre, an dóigh go cháin maidir le tograí a ndéanfaí a léiriú chun críche i rith dtarlódh an Breatimeacht lom, leasú ar chóras cánach na na bliana 2017 agus táthar ag tnúth le tús a chur leis an Stát Aontaithe nó róbhorradh faoi chúrsaí eacnamaíochta obair léiriúcháin i rith na bliana 2018. anseo in Éirinn mar shampla, agus is ceart a thabhairt Ar na bealaí seo, agus ar bhealaí eile nach iad, tá TG4 ag chun aire i gcónaí go bhféadfadh cúlú eacnamaíochta a treisiú leis an bhfás ar earnáil léiriúcháin ábhair in Éirinn a theacht in athuair. Ina ainneoin sin, tá aird againn freisin ar bhfuil samhlaíocht agus bríomhaireacht ag rith leis. an bhfeabhas suntasach atá tagtha ar chúrsaí eacnam- aíochta le cúig bhliana anuas, pátrún a bhfuiltear ag tuar Buíochas go leanfaidh sé. Táimid cinnte go bhfuil cúrsaí anois sa Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghlacadh leis an Aire Denis riocht gur chóir leibhéal cistíochta TG4 a chur ar ais mar a Naughten, TD, mar gheall ar an gcoimirce a chuireann bhíodh. Tá de rún ag TG4 beagnach iomlán na cistíochta seisean agus oifigigh na Roinne orainn, go háirithe an breise a fhaightear a infheistiú in ábhar cláir, an chuid is tArdrúnaí Mark Griffin ar mór an cuidiú é maidir le TG4 mó de sin arna choimisiúnú ó earnáil na léiritheoirí agus ár gcuid beartaíochta. neamhspleácha, chomh maith leis an bhforbairt agus leis Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le mo chuid an oiliúint ar dhaoine cumasacha maidir le hábhar comhghleacaithe ar an mBord. Is mór is fiú a ndíograis closamhairc a léiriú i nGaeilge. Trí bhreis infheistíochta a leanúnach maidir leis an eagraíocht a threorú sa chaoi is dhéanamh maidir le léiriú neamhspleách agus caiteachas gur féidir lán na hacmhainne a thabhairt i gcrích. Fearaim níos mó a dhéanamh le tionscal na cruthaitheachta in fáilte roimh thriúr comhaltaí nua a ceapadh ar an mBord Éirinn, beifear ag cur bonn treise faoi phostanna breise, i ndeireadh na bliana 2017 agus ba mhaith liom buíochas postanna go háirithe do dhaoine ardoilte i gceantair a ghlacadh freisin le beirt chomhaltaí a dtáinig deireadh réigiúnacha. Síltear gur gné thábhachtach sin den ról atá lena dtréimhse ar Bhord TG4. Rinne Joe Connolly fónamh le craoltóir seirbhíse poiblí chomh maith le hábhar a chur ar feadh deich mbliana ina chomhalta boird agus Andréa i láthair an lucht féachana ina léirítear teanga, cultúr agus Ní Éalaithe fónamh ar feadh chúig bliana. Is mór an tairbhe saol na hÉireann. Tá tábhacht chinniúnach le cistí breise a bhí as a ndúthracht agus a ndícheall maidir le a aimsiú le hinfheistíocht sa lón ábhair má táthar chun héifeachtúlacht an Bhoird. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a bisiú breise maidir le líon an lucht féachana a thabhairt chur in iúl freisin d’Fhochoistí an Bhoird agus do na chun cinn, an toradh feidhmiúcháin a thabhairt céim Rúnaithe as ucht an obair thábhachtach a dhéanann siad. shuntasach chun tosaigh agus bonn daingean a chur faoi Táthar buíoch chomh maith do Chomhairle an Lucht bhorradh fáis ar phobal na Gaeilge ar fud na hÉireann. Tá Féachana as an obair a chuidíonn linn a síleann lucht tábhacht faoi leith le cistíocht bhreise a aimsiú chomh féachana TG4 agus a mbíonn de dhíth orthu a thuiscint. maith i ndáil le scála ollmhór an ábhar dúshláin a Táthar buíoch freisin d’Údarás Craolacháin na hÉireann, chuirtear roimh TG4 mar chraoltóir mionteanga dúchais. don Chiste Craoltóireachta Gaeilge agus do Bhord Scannán Cé gur léir go n-éiríonn le TG4 i gcónaí tuiscint ar chás na na hÉireann as an gcúnamh taca a thugann siad go Gaeilge agus glacadh léi mar ghnáth-theanga a chur chun leanúnach do TG4, do RTÉ as an gcúnamh lena n-áirítear cinn, is ríléir chomh maith go bhfuil gá le cistíocht an soláthar bliantúil faoin reachtaíocht de 365 uair a leordhóthanach chun bonn daingean a choinneáil faoi ról chloig d’ábhar Gaeilge agus do na léiritheoirí éagsúla in seirbhíse poiblí TG4 i rith na mblianta amach romhainn. earnáil léiritheoirí neamhspleácha na hÉireann. Is ar an ábhar cruthaitheachta agus siamsaíochta sna cláir a chuireann siadsan ar fáil atá sceideal TG4 ag brath. Mar fhocal scoir, ba mhaith liom buíochas a chur in iúl do lucht bainistíochta agus foirne TG4 faoi threoir cheannródaíochta an Ardstiúrthóra. Má bhí ábhar dúshláin ag baint le hobair na bliana, bhí dea-thoradh ar a ndícheall agus is iomaí athrú chun sochair a thug an tArdstiúrthóir Alan Esslemont agus an fhoireann i gcrích chun TG4 a chur i riocht tabhairt go misniúil faoi obair na mblianta seo romhainn. Táim féin agus comhaltaí eile an Bhoird ag tnúth le hoibriú in éineacht leo ar fad i rith na Siún Ní Raghallaigh bliana seo chugainn. Cathaoirleach

Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 21 Tuairisc an Ardstiúrthóra

Is cúis áthais dom Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 TG4 a chur i labhartha na Gaeilge. Maidir le sástacht an chroí lucht láthair tar éis dom an chéad bhliain iomlán de mo féachana le TG4, baineadh rátáil 8 as 10 amach. Toradh théarma oifige mar Ardstiúrthóir TG4 a chur isteach. breá sin ar ár ndícheall agus sárú ar an sprioc a bhí Ar cheann den iliomad beart a cuireadh i gcrích i rith leagtha amach don bhliain. na bliana, bhí straitéis nua 5 bliana (2018 - 2022) a leagan Cruthaíodh go maith freisin leis an lucht féachana amach don tseirbhís. TG4 Gach Áit / TG4 Everywhere a náisiúnta is ginearálta ná an croí lucht féachana. Sa fheicimid romhainn. Is é atá de chuspóir againn gurb é a bhliain 2016, tuairiscíodh an chéad bhliain ón mbliain cheapfaí le branda TG4 lón ábhair Gaeilge a bhfuil téagar 2009 anall ar tháinig ardú ar sciar TG4 den lucht féachana agus dánaíocht ann agus é ar fáil, go díreach nó trí agus luadh go rabhthas ag féachaint le cur leis an toradh chomhfhoilsiú, in Éirinn agus thar lear, ar na scáileáin a feidhmiúcháin sin i rith na mblianta dar gcionn. Is ábhar bhíonn ag duine ar a sháimhín só sa bhaile nó ar na áthais agam a fhógairt gur tháinig méadú arís i rith na bonnacha ó áit go háit, agus ar scáileán na pictiúrlainne. bliana 2017 ar sciar TG4 den lucht féachana náisiúnta Tá d’aidhm againn, ar an gcaoi sin, a chinntiú go mbíonn ionas go bhfuil forás dhá bhliain as a chéile tugtha i teacht ag an uile dhuine ar an ábhar agus go ndéantar gcrích anois maidir le faire ar TG4. Is maith an toradh gnáthrud gach lá den Ghaeilge i saol mhuintir na hÉireann. feidhmiúcháin sin, toradh nach bhfuil ag teacht leis na Tá deis leis an aisling nua agus leis an straitéis nua gnáth phátrúin faoi láthair i margadh na craoltóireachta beocht a chur in athuair in TG4 ionas go gcruthaítear aird mar a bhfuil laghdú ag teacht ar an sciar den lucht níos mó air agus tionchar chun sochair dá réir. Ba mhór féachana ag mórchuid na gcraoltóirí. Tháinig ardú go dtí an t-athrú agus an t-atheagar a bhí i gceist leis an mbliain beagnach 1.9% maidir le sciar TG4 agus ardú go dtí 2017 d’fhonn bonn treise a chur faoi seo ar fad agus tá beagnach 2% ar an sciar de lucht féachana na bpríomh- cuid mhór déanta maidir leis an lucht féachana a bhíodh thráthanna craolta. Baineadh amach arís sciar 10% ag TG4 a tharraingt ar ais. maidir leis an sciar is airde ar aon lá amháin faoi leith. Is Gné lárnach den straitéis nua, atá ina bhonn daingean suntasach i gcónaí an céatadán 33% den lucht féachana faoi athnuachan na seirbhíse, is ea cur chuige débheannach náisiúnta teilifíse a dtarraingíonn TG4 a n-aird gach TG4 maidir leis an lucht féachana. Tugtar aird leis an gcur seachtain agus baineadh amach arís an céatadán 24% chuige sin ar a éagsúla atá an chaoi ina bhféachann daoine maidir leis an gcéatadán ab airde ar tarraingíodh a n-aird arbh í an Ghaeilge an ghnáth-theanga acu ar TG4 i ar aon lá amháin faoi leith. Le comhthéacs níos iomláine gcomórtas le daoine nach labhraíonn Gaeilge. Táthar ag maidir le toradh feidhmiúcháin TG4 i ndáil leis an sciar díriú ar an leibhéal ard maidir le haird ag an gcroílucht den lucht féachana a chur in iúl, bhí sciar 1% nó níos ísle féachana a bhfuil Gaeilge acu ar TG4 a choinneáil agus ar ag leath den 20 cainéal is mó lucht féachana in Éirinn i fheabhsú maidir le sástacht na ndaoine sin le TG4 agus, rith na bliana 2017 nuair a bhí beagnach a dhá oiread sin ag an am céanna, ar chur le sciar TG4 den lucht féachana ag TG4. Is mór an t-ábhar dóchais sin ag craoltóir náisiúnta teilifíse go ginearálta. Cé gur mar chuid de mionteanga dúchais atá ag saothrú i margadh meán straitéis nua cúig bhliana TG4 a thabharfar toradh an chur cumarsáide Béarla in iomaíocht le comhlachtaí meán chuige nua seo maidir leis an lucht féachana i gcrích go cumarsáide náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta a bhfuil buiséid lánchuimsitheach, is léir toradh fiúntach air cheana féin. ollmhóra acu maidir le hábhar cláir. Tugadh an forás seo i dtreis trí fhás breise a chothú as an infheistíocht bhreise An Lucht Féachana Teilifíse a rinneadh i gcláir craolacháin, infheistíocht ab fhéidir a I rith na bliana 2017, thug TG4 caidreamh dlúth leis an dá dhéanamh mar gheall ar an deontas speisialta do chláir dhream den lucht féachana déchineálach i gcrích. a fuarthas sa bhliain 2016. Is léargas é ar an dea-thoradh Tarraingíodh aird 90% den chroí lucht féachana a bhfuil maidir le líon agus céatadán an lucht féachana a thagann Gaeilge acu, figiúr atá fíor-ard i gcomórtas le seirbhísí ó infheistíocht in ábhar cláir a bhfuil nuacht ag baint leis, craoltóireachta i mionteangacha dúchais eile ar fud an atá ar ardchaighdeán agus ina ábhar spéise agus siamsa domhain. D’fhonn tuiscint níos grinne arís a fháil ar ag daoine. dhreamanna den lucht féachana, leathanaíodh an painéal tomhais Fios Físe ionas go dtugtar san áireamh An Lucht Féachana ar na Meáin Dhigiteacha daoine a labhraíonn an Ghaeilge gach seachtain chomh Tháinig fás i rith na bliana 2017 freisin ar ábhar TG4 ar na maith leo siúd a labhraíonn an teanga gach lá. Tuigeadh meáin neamhlíneacha. Mar gheall ar an athrú atá ar na gur dhócha gur cúngú seachas fairsingiú ar an gcéatadán pátrúin maidir leis na meáin chumarsáide, go háirithe i de na daoine a mbíonn aird acu ar TG4 a mbeadh súil leis measc aoisghrúpaí níos óige, tá an-tábhacht le haird na dá thoradh sin maidir leis an mbliain 2017 ó tharla ndreamanna sin den lucht féachana a mhealladh le daoine nach labhraíonn Gaeilge chomh minic sin á hábhar gairid agus ar na meáin shóisialta. Mar a leagadh dtabhairt san áireamh agus is amhlaidh a thit amach, ach amach, rinne TG4 infheistíocht i lón ábhair nua lena chur bheadh súil leis na leibhéil maidir leis an lucht féachana ar fáil ar na meáin ar líne agus ar na meáin shóisialta. a thabhairt ar an gcothrom i rith na mblianta seo Seoladh Bloc , ardán nua d’ábhar neamhlíneach, i rith na romhainn. Tá léargas leis an bpainéal leathnaithe ar na bliana 2017 atá dírithe ar dhaoine idir 18-35 bliain d’aois. pátrúin féachana maidir le hiomlán na ndaoine a Seoladh Molscéal freisin, ardán ábhair nua atá dírithe ar labhraíonn an Ghaeilge agus is fearr mar léiriú é dá bhrí an gcroí lucht féachana a bhfuil Gaeilge acu. Rinneadh sin ar a mhéid atá TG4 ag dul i bhfeidhm ar phobal obair fhorbartha maidir le hardáin spóirt TG4 ar na meáin

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0 Líon na Ceadú Sruthanna ar Uaireanta an Físeáin ar na Aird ar na nÚsáideoirí leathanaigh an Seinnteoir Chloig ar an Meáin Meáin faoi leith Seinnteoir Shóisialta Shóisialta shóisialta (Facebook, Twitter agus Youtube) agus ar naíodh ar Sheinnteoir TG4 agus ardú ar líon na sruthanna ardáin shóisialta TG4 féin ar Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, a ceanglaíodh go dtí 2.2m. Lean an t-ardú – beagnach Snapchat agus YouTube. Rinne TG4 forbairt chomh maith 50% i rith na bliana 2017 amháin – ar líon na n-aipeanna ar na seirbhísí do leanaí, ina measc moil ábhair atá ag ar deineadh íoslódáil orthu. Tháinig ardú ar líon na bhfíseán Cúla4 ar Facebook agus Youtube. Tá ag éirí go maith leo de chuid TG4 a breathnaíodh ar na meáin shóisialta go dtí sin ar fad mar is léir ón bhfás atá tagtha ar an lucht airde 10.2m agus ardú ar an aird a tarraingíodh agus a coth- ar na meáin dhigiteacha. aíodh ar na meáin shóisialta go dtí breis is 1.4m. Tháinig ardú go dtí beagnach 2m ar líon na ndaoine faoi leith a cheangail le láithreán gréasáin TG4 agus ardú Dreamanna níos Óige sa Lucht Féachana ar líon na leathanach a tapaíodh go dtí c.19m. Bhí an Is díol suntais a bhfuil d’éagsúlacht idir na pátrúin láithreán gréasáin ar an láithreán gréasáin Gaeilge is mó féachana ag dreamanna faoi leith den lucht féachana. De úsáide ar domhan i gcóna í5. Tháinig ardú go dtí beagnach 546k ar líon na n-uaireanta an chloig d’ábhar a breath- 5 De réir rangú Alexa.

Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 23 réir mar is óige an duine is lú a dhéanann siad faire ar an faoi fhorás eacnamaíochta. Is trí pháirtnéireacht le teilifís. Ina ainneoin sin, is féachaint ar theilifís líníoch an hearnáil ábhar closamhairc Gaeilge in Éirinn agus trí patrún féachana is coitianta i gcónaí. Maraon le féachaint threisiú leis an bhforás ar thionscal na cruthaitheachta in ar chláir teilifíse réamhthaifeadta, baineann mórchuid na Éirinn a dhéantar sin. Faoi mar a beartaíodh, d’athraigh féachana leis an teilifís líneach le beagnach 84% den am TG4 i rith na bliana 2017 ó léiriúchán inmheánach ar ábhar á chaitheamh ag féachaint ar an mbealach sin. craolacháin líneach ionas go bhfuil níos mó den ábhar á I gcás beagnach 90% de na hárais a bhfuil leanaí ina fháil ó chomhlachtaí léiriúcháin neamhspleácha. Tríd an gcónaí iontu, tá teacht ar sheirbhísí ilchainéil agus bíonn gcaiteachas ar ábhar líneach a léiriú go hinmheánach a Cúla4, seirbhís TG4 do na leanaí, in iomaíocht le cainéil chur i leith chomhaontuithe nua ilbhliana le comhlachtaí atá dírithe go hiomlán ar leanaí, mar shampla Nickelodeon, léiriúcháin in Éirinn, tá TG4 ag cur foinse cistíochta níos Disney, Boomerang, CBBC agus araile, chomh maith leis cinnte ar fáil lenar féidir leis na comhlachtaí sin cur leis an an ábhar do leanaí ar chainéil eile. Anuas air sin, tá gcaighdeán léiriúcháin agus le líon na bpostanna chomh breathnú ábhair ar ghléasra ceangailte ag éirí níos maith le réimse tograí léiriúcháin a thabhairt chun cinn. coitianta ná a bhreathnú ar an teilifís ag leanaí faoin tráth Cuideoidh infheistíocht TG4 i ndeireadh báire leis na seo. Is mó a thapaíonn daoine óga deiseanna ceangail cuideachtaí sin a neartú agus le bonn tráchtála idirnáis- agus is mó an claonadh atá iontu ábhar gairid neamh- iúnta a chur fúthu, go háirithe faoi chuideachtaí sna líneach agus na meáin shóisialta a thapú agus is mór an réigiúin taobh amuigh de na cathracha móra. Tagann t-ábhar dúshláin atá ag baint leis an iomaíocht i ndáil le buntáiste dá réir ag lucht féachana TG4 chomh maith. dreamanna níos óige den lucht féachana. Cuideoidh ábhar cláir ar chaighdeán níos airde lena Leagadh amach sa mbliain 2017 go gcuirfeadh TG4 chinntiú go mbaineann sainiúlacht le sceideal TG4, go sceideal tréan craoltóireachta ar fáil do lucht féachana na gcuirtear saoithiúlacht cultúir na hÉireann i láthair agus n-óg agus go gcuirfí leis an infheistíocht in ábhar go mbíonn dearcadh nua faoi leith ar an ní is ábhar siamsa digiteach agus in aipeanna do leanaí agus do dhéagóirí. ann. Cruthaíodh go maith i gcomórtas leis na spriocanna a bhí Rinneadh an chuid is mó de chláir Gaeilge TG4 i rith na socraithe don bhliain. Tháinig ardú níos mó ná 6% ar sciar bliana 2017 a choimisiúnú ó earnáil na léiritheoirí neamh- TG4 de lucht féachana na leanaí, ráta foráis is airde ná an spleácha Gaeilge agus is leis an earnáil sin a caitheadh spriocráta. Tháinig ardú go dtí 952k ar úsáid an láithreáin 88% de bhuiséad ábhair TG4. Aontaíodh deich gcinn de gréasáin i measc leanaí. Tháinig méadú 46% ar na chomhaontuithe léiriúcháin nua ilbhliana i rith na bliana sruthanna do leanaí a ceanglaíodh ar Sheinnteoir TG4 2017 agus socraíodh an conradh maidir le soláthar agus ardú 95% ar líon na bhfíseán de chuid Cúla4 a ceithre bliana i gcás naoi gcinn acu sin. Seoladh chomh breathnaíodh ar YouTube. Bhí ardú 230% ar líon na maith an dara babhta den scéim Cine 4 i gcomhar leis an bhfíseán a breathnaíodh ar na meáin shóisialta agus 50% mBord Scannán agus le hÚdarás Craolacháin na hÉireann bisigh maidir le haird lucht féachana na n-óg ar TG4 ar na d’fhonn cuidiú le fadscannáin Gaeilge a léiriú a thaispeán- meáin shóisialta agus le cothú an chaidrimh leo. Tháinig far i bpictiúrlanna. ardú freisin i rith na bliana 2017 ar sciar TG4 maidir leis na Tacaíonn TG4 leis an earnáil ar bhealaí eile chomh dreamanna is óige (15-34) den lucht féachana fásta, ardú maith. Cuidítear, tríd an bpróiseas coimisiúnaithe, le cistí sa chás sin chomh maith a bhí ina shárú ar an sprioc a bhí breise a thabhairt isteach san earnáil faoin scéim Fuaim curtha romhainn don bhliain. & Fís atá ag an Údarás Craolacháin agus tríd an gCiste Craoltóireachta Gaeilge. Tugadh beagnach €2.9m de TG4 mar chraoltóir/foilsitheoir chistí faoina gcuid scéimeanna sin maidir le léiriúcháin de agus Tionchar TG4 ar Eacnamaíocht chuid TG4 i rith na bliana 2017 i ndáil le 24 togra faoi leith. na Cruthaitheachta in Éirinn Cuireann TG4 bonn faoin bhforbairt ar scileanna léiriú- Oibríonn TG4 mar chraoltóir/foilsitheoir a choimisiúnaíonn cháin freisin trí bhearta oiliúna agus meantóireachta. an t-ábhar cláir ó earnáil na léiritheoirí neamhspleácha in Oibríodh i rith na bliana 2017 le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta, Éirinn. Is deacair cur síos a dhéanamh ar an tábhacht atá le hÚdarás Craolacháin na hÉireann, le Bord Scannán na le páirtnéireacht idir TG4 agus lucht na hearnála sin, a hÉireann, le Screen Training Ireland agus le Gréasán na bhfuil ceannródaíocht déanta againn ina leith le breis Meán (Skillnet) i ndáil le scileanna agus próisis lucht na agus scór bliain anuas. Cé gur ré corraitheach atá ann don hearnála a fhorbairt. Tá tábhacht leis an nGaeilge i ndáil le earnáil sin go fóill, is mar gheall ar chur chuige TG4 a réimsí béime TG4 agus, mar chuid de na comhaontuithe coinníodh cúrsaí na hearnála ar bun i rith ré lenar bhain nua le léiritheoirí neamhspleácha, tá deimhnithe againn cruachás agus géarchéim airgid. Chuidigh an cur chuige gurb í an Ghaeilge a bheidh mar ghnáth-theanga ar an seo freisin le hacmhainn feidhme na gcomhlachtaí agus le láthair oibre. cumas na ndaoine a n-oibrítear leo a thabhairt chun cinn. Chuidigh modh oibre TG4 mar chraoltóir foilsitheoir Cláir Ardchaighdeáin is Ábhar Spéise freisin le hionaid léiriúcháin a theacht chun cinn in Cuireadh réimse leathan de chláir spéisiúla Gaeilge ar áiteanna éagsúla taobh amuigh de Bhaile Átha Cliath ardchaighdeán ar fáil ar sceideal TG4 i rith na bliana 2017. ionas gur brostaíodh le forás agus le hinfheistíocht san Tugadh forbairt i gcrích freisin maidir leis an sceideal earnáil. craolacháin agus leis an ábhar cláir i dtaca leis an straitéis Is gné bhunúsach den mhisean ag TG4 a thabhairt gur débheannach nua maidir leis an lucht féachana a thabhairt féidir ábhar den scoth a chruthú in Éirinn agus bonn a chur i gcrích.

24 Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 Ar mhaithe le croí phobal labhartha na Gaeilge i lucht bhíonn ag TG4 maidir le haird ar an nGaeilge agus leis an féachana TG4, cuireadh téagar breise leis an ábhar nuachta nglacadh léi mar ghnáthchuid de shaol na hÉireann, agus cúrsaí reatha agus cuireadh leis an méid de chláir rinneadh le roinnt blianta anuas suirbhé bliantúil de chuid drámaíochta, siamsaíochta agus fíorasach a léirítear. Tar Ipsos MRBI a choimisiúnú (lena mbaineann sampla éis obair mhór fhorbartha agus infheistíochta a dhéanamh ionadaíochta náisiúnta 1,000 duine fásta 15+). Sa bhliain i rith na bliana 2017, seoladh an clár Nuacht TG4 faoin 2017, luaigh 82% de lucht fhreagairt an tsuirbhé go dearadh nua i mí Eanáir 2018 chomh maith leis an gclár bhfeictear dóibh gur seirbhís thábhachtach atá in TG4 nua seachtainiúil cúrsaí reatha 7 Lá . Tá gach aon cheann maidir le treisiú leis an nGaeilge agus lena cur chun cinn. de na cláir sin á chraoladh as Stiúideo 2, an stiúideo is Is é tuairim 88% go gcuidíonn TG4 leis an nGaeilge trí na fairsinge ag TG4, taréis athchóiriú agus athfheistiú a cláir agus an lón ábhair a chuirtear ar fáil. Bhí 73% a dúirt dhéanamh air. gur dóigh leo go gcuireann TG4 beocht sa Ghaeilge. Chuir TG4 tús i rith na bliana 2017 le hobair coimisiún- aithe bunaithe ar an gcur chuige débheannach maidir le Éifeachtúlacht agus Luach Maith ar an Airgead dreamanna an lucht féachana agus beidh a thoradh sin le Tá TG4 tugtha don éifeachtacht, don chríochnúlacht, do feiceáil sa sceideal i rith na bliana 2018 go háirithe. Sampla luach maith ar an airgead agus don toradh is fearr ar an maith den chineál cláir ar éirigh go han-mhaith leis maidir gcistíocht phoiblí a fhaightear. Tá ar phéire de na le haird croí phobal labhartha na Gaeilge ab ea Rocky Ros haidhmeanna bliantúla atá againn go ndéantar 70% den Muc . Craoladh an clár um Nollaig taréis a bheith ar chistíocht phoiblí a fhaightear a infheistiú in ábhar cláir taispeáint ar scáileáin pictiúrlainne i rith an tríú ráithe den Gaeilge agus go gcinntítear barrchostais TG4 a bheith á bhliain 2017 agus bhreathnaigh 67% de chroí phobal gcoinneáil chomh híseal agus is féidir. féachana air ar Lá Nollag féin. Is ﬁú cláir nua i sceideal na Cruthaíodh níos fearr ná sin sa bhliain 2017 agus bliana 2017 a lua freisin a bhí dírithe go háirithe ar an gcroí caitheadh beagnach 75% den chistíocht phoiblí ar ábhar phobal, Lár Stáitse a craoladh ón Oireachtas agus Cúl cláir Gaeilge (agus an fuílleach 25% ar an gcraolachán Stáitse a thug léargas ar chumainn drámaíochta na tíre. agus ar ghnóthaí a bhaineann leis an gcraolachán). Ní Baineadh taitneamh as an dá chlár agus gnóthaíodh ráta raibh ach 16.4% d’iomlán an ollchaiteachais i rith na sástachta thart ar 50% maidir le gach aon cheann acu ó bliana i gceist le costais agus barrchostais foirne (gan phainéal chroídhream féachana Fios Físe . costas maidir le foireann léiriúcháin a áireamh) agus is D’fhonn cur le sciar TG4 den lucht féachana teilifíse céatadán an-íseal sin maidir le foireann bainistíochta náisiúnta, rinneadh infheistíocht maidir le trí cinn de agus riaracháin. sheánraí ábhair i rith na bliana 2017 agus sin de réir na Tháinig ísliú 5% ar chostas uair a chloig an duine den straitéise dé bheannach nua maidir leis an lucht féachana. lucht féachana ag TG4 i rith na bliana 2017, dea-thoradh Is i rith na bliana 2018 a bheidh a thoradh sin freisin, maidir arbh é an t-ardú ar sciar TG4 den lucht féachana ba bhun leis an lucht féachana náisiúnta sa chás seo, le feiceáil ar an leis. Bhí an costas in aghaidh na huaire craolacháin sceideal. Is iad na seánraí atá i gceist: ábhar faisnéise níos cothrom le leibhéal na bliana 2016. tréine téagartha maidir le saol na linne seo; spórt, agus Tugadh tionscnaimh áirithe ar mhaithe le breis imeachtaí beo ceoil/cultúir. Áirítear Fleadh TV ar cheann éifeachtúlachta i bhfeidhm chomh maith. De réir mar a de chláir TG4 maidir le himeachtaí beo ceoil/cultúir agus cuireadh deireadh le léiriúchán inmheánach ar ábhar d’éirigh thar cionn leis, leis an lucht féachana náisiúnta, líneach, bhíothas in ann atheagar a chur ar chúrsaí agus nuair a bhí 700k duine ag breathnú air i rith sheachtain a meithle nua ilfheidhme a chur ar bun d’fhonn breis chraolta i mí Lúnasa 2017. táirgiúlachta a thabhairt i gcrích. Rinneadh roinnt daoine Bhí tóir arís ar chraoladh spóirt TG4 i rith na bliana 2017 den fhoireann oibriúcháin a uas-oiliúint agus iad a agus tá sin ina bhonnchloch maidir le sceideal an stáisiúin athcheapadh i mbun léiriúcháin ar ábhar neamhlíneach i gcónaí. Áirítear cluichí Gaelacha CLG agus Peil na mBan, agus ar na meáin shóisialta. rugbaí agus rásaíocht capaill ar na cláir spóirt a raibh tóir Cé gur le hairgead ón Státchiste den chuid is mó a mhór orthu agus a tharraing lucht féachana ard ag dhéantar TG4 a mhaoiniú, ciallaíonn an córas déchistíochta breathnú ar TG4. Is fada agus is ﬁúntach an ceangal atá idir maidir le Craoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí in Éirinn gur gá ioncam TG4 agus Peil na mBan agus tharraing Cluiche Ceannais na tráchtála a ghnóthú chun cuidiú le leanúint i mbun hÉireann an líon is airde riamh de lucht féachana (meán- feidhme. Timpeall is 10% den ollioncam a ghnóthaítear líon 303,800 duine) ag faire ar an ócáid sin. Tharla chomh gach bliain ó bhearta tráchtála, ráta ard i gcomórtas le maith an líon is mó daoine riamh ag féachaint an chluiche craoltóirí mionteanga dúchais eile. Tháinig ardú beagnach ceannais i bPáirc an Chrócaigh féin le 46,300 duine i láthair. 13% go dtí níos mó ná €4m ar iomlán an ioncam tráchtála D’fhág sin gurbh í an ócáid spóirt ba mhó lucht féachana ar i rith na bliana 2017. Ba rímhaith an ghnóthachtáil sin ar fud na hEorpa ar fad í maidir le spórt na mban i rith na mhargadh ardiomaíochta maidir le fógraíocht teilifíse bliana. agus leis na meáin chumarsáide agus bhí an t-ioncam tráchtála ar leibhéal níos airde ná aon bhliain ón mbliain Tionchar TG4 maidir leis an nGaeilge 2009 anuas. Glactar leis go coitianta gur chuidigh TG4 leis an nglacadh Tugadh tionscadail éagsúla caipitil a bhfuil tábhacht le Gaeilge mar ghnáth-theanga a leathnú agus lena cur i leo do sheirbhís TG4 i gcrích i rith na bliana 2017 freisin. lár an aonaigh. Is léir sin freisin ón taighde atá déanta ag Fuarthas cistíocht caipitil breise mar shampla d’fhonn an TG4 ar an margadh. D’fhonn an tionchar a thomhas a costas a bhain le forfheabhsú ar stiúideonna craol-

Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 25 tóireachta TG4 a ghlanadh. Bhí athfheistiú iomlán ar himeacht na bliana agus is mór an tairbhe atá ag TG4 as Stiúideo 2 ina bhfuil seit Nuacht TG4 agus seit 7Lá i gceist dúthracht, díocas agus díograis na ndaoine seo ar fad. leis sin, chomh maith le ballaí nua físe, soilse nua LED Táim ag tnúth go fonnmhar le hoibriú leo ar fad i rith na maille le córas rialála do na seiteanna, agus forfheabhsú bliana seo chugainn. ar áiseanna craolacháin TG4 i Stiúideo 1 maidir le caighdeán Ba mhaith liom buíochas faoi leith a chur in iúl do ardghléine (HD). Phádhraic Ó Ciardha a d’éirigh as an obair ag tús na bliana 2018 tar éis 23 bliain a chaitheamh ag fónamh do TG4. Buíochas Tharraing Pádhraic dea-chlú air féin i rith a shaol oibre ar Tá daoine agus eagraíochtaí éagsúla a bhfuilim faoi fad agus, ó thaobh TG4, téann an dea-chlú sin siar go tráth chomaoin acu. bhunú agus fhorbairt Theilifís na Gaeilge a raibh Ar an gcéad dul síos, ba mhaith liom buíochas a dlúthbhaint aige leis. Ina chomhairleoir ag an rialtas dó ghlacadh leis an Aire Denis Naughten, TD, agus leis na maidir le craoltóireacht na Gaeilge, nasc seisean an hoiﬁgigh sa Roinn Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na ceangal idir feachtais sheanbhunaithe náisiúnta agus hAeráide agus Comhshaoil. Is mian liom buíochas faoi pobail ag éileamh bealach teilifíse Gaeilge agus córas an leith a ghlacadh leis an Ardrúnaí Mark Grifﬁn as an meon Stáit trínar cuireadh Teilifís na Gaeilge ar bun sa deireadh. dúthrachtach tairbheach i leith TG4. Táthar buíoch as an Rinne seisean, i gcomhar le Cathal Goan agus Siún Ní gcistíocht bhreise a cuireadh ar fáil agus táthar ag tnúth le Raghallaigh, ceannródaíocht maidir leis an mbealach a hoibriú leis an Aire agus leis an Roinn i rith na mblianta seo mbeadhTnaG á leagan amach. Díol suntais freisin an romhainn agus straitéis na mblianta 2018-2022 á tabhairt bhaint a bhí aige le seánra na gclár spóirt trí Ghaeilge a i gcrích. thabhairt chun cinn. Mar gheall ar a mhórthaithí ar an Is mian liom buíochas a ghlacadh le comhaltaí Bhord iriseoireacht i mBéarla agus i nGaeilge, am ar bith a TG4 agus leis an gCathaoirleach Siún Ní Raghallaigh as a mbíodh ábhar conspóideach le plé ar chláir de chuid TG4, gcuid díograise maidir le TG4 agus as an lón comhairle a is ar stuaim Phádhraic is túisce a thiocfadh an fhoireann chuir siad ar lucht feidhmiúcháin TG4 i rith na bliana 2017. eagarthóireachta ag brath maidir le comhairle. Aireoidh Ba chrua mar bhliain í agus straitéis nua á leagan amach gach duine a bhfuil aon bhaint acu le TG4 Pádhraic uathu againn agus táthar go mór faoi chomaoin ag an mBord as go mór más ina ionadaí thar ceann TG4 ag cruinnithe an gcúnamh a tugadh leis an obair sin. náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta a bhíodh aithne acu air nó ina Táim buíoch freisin d’Údarás Craolacháin na hÉireann, chomhghleacaí oibre a mbeadh lánmhisneach i gcónaí as do Bhord Scannán na hÉireann, do Chiste Craoltóireachta ó thaobh staidéir agus éirime agus ar bhreá an comh- Gaeilge Thuaisceart Éireann, do RTÉ agus d’earnáil na luadar é ar gach láthair. Ní furasta imeacht Phádhraic a léiritheoirí neamhspleácha in Éirinn. Is mór an meas atá chúiteamh ar fhoireann TG4. againn ar an gcumas cruthaitheachta san earnáil ag soláthar seirbhíse do TG4, is mór ár mbuíochas díobh go léir. Tá buíochas tuillte freisin ag an iliomad eagraíocht eile a n-oibrítear i gcomhar leo maidir le teanga agus cultúr na hÉireann a chothú. Táthar ag tnúth le hoibriú in éineacht leo arís i rith na bliana 2018. Mar fhocal scoir, ba mhaith liom buíochas ó chroí a ghlacadh le mo chuid comhghleacaithe, le lucht bainis- Alan Esslemont tíocht agus foirne TG4. Is mór atá curtha i gcrích againn le Ardstiúrthóir

26 Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 Ráiteas faoi Chúrsaí Rialachais agus Tuarascáil Chomhaltaí an Bhoird

Cúrsaí Rialachais Agus na ráitis airgeadais sin á n-ullmhú, éilítear ar Cuireadh Bord TG4 ar bun faoin Acht Craolacháin 2001. Bhord TG4: Leagtar feidhmeanna an Bhoird amach in alt 87 den Acht l polasaithe cuntasaíochta oiriúnacha a roghnú agus Craolacháin 2009. Tugann an Bord cuntas don Aire iad a chur i bhfeidhm go seasta comhleanúnach, Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comh- l breithiúnais agus meastacháin atá réasúnta agus shaoil. Táthar freagrach as an dea-rialachas a chinntiú críonna a dhéanamh agus déantar sin trí aidhmeanna agus spriocanna strait- l na ráitis airgeadais a ullmhú ar bhonn ghnótha éise a leagan síos agus cinntí straitéise maidir leis na leantaigh ach amháin sa chás nach mbeadh sé príomhcheisteanna gnó ar fad a dhéanamh. Is ar an ciallmhar a cheapadh go leanfadh an Bord ag feidhmiú bPríomhfheidhmeannach agus ar an meitheal shinsear- l a lua cibé an ndearnadh caighdeáin chuntasaíochta ach bainistíochta a leagtar an fhreagracht as an ngnáth- infheidhme a leanúint, faoi réir ag aon athrú ábhartha bhainistíocht ó lá go lá agus as TG4 a rialú agus a stiúradh. óna dhéanamh sin. Ní mór don Phríomhfheidhmeannach agus don mheitheal Tá an Bord freagrach as taiﬁd chuntasaíochta leordhóthan- shinsearach bainistíochta an stiúir straitéise ghinearálta acha a choimeád ónar léir, go réasúnta cruinn ag aon tráth arna leagan amach ag an mBord a leanúint agus a chinntiú ar bith, staid airgeadais an ghnóthais agus lenar féidir a go mbíonn tuiscint léir ghlan ag gach comhalta den Bhord chinntiú go bhfuil na ráitis airgeadais mar atá dlite faoi alt ar na bearta agus ar na cinntí príomhthábhachtacha ar fad 109 den Acht Craolacháin 2009. Is ar an mBord a leagtar a bhaineann leis an eintiteas agus ar ábhar suntasach an fhreagracht maidir le heolas corparáide agus faisnéis baoil a d’fhéadfadh a theacht chun cinn. Feidhmíonn an airgeadais a chur ar fáil ar láithreán gréasáin TG4 agus Príomhfheidhmeannach mar cheangal díreach caidrimh maidir le hiomláine an ábhair sin. idir an Bord agus lucht bainistíochta TG4. Tá an Bord freagrach as an bplean bliantúil agus as an mbuiséad bliantúil a aontú. Rinneadh athbhreithniú maidir Freagrachtaí an Bhoird le feidhmíocht TG4 i gcomórtas leis an bplean bliantúil Leagtar obair agus freagracht an Bhoird amach i dtéarmaí agus leis an mbuiséad ar an 11 Nollaig 2017. tagartha an Bhoird ina luaitear chomh maith na nithe sin Tá an Bord freagrach freisin as na sócmhainní a ar leis an mBord amháin cinneadh a dhéanamh ina leith. choimirciú agus dá réir sin as bearta réasúnacha a dhéan- Ar na réimsí oibre a bhíonn ar chlár oibre an Bhoird lena amh chun calaois nó mírialtacht eile a sheachaint agus a meas go rialta, áirítear: thabhairt chun aire. l dearbhuithe maidir le leas, Is é tuairim an Bhoird go bhfuil léargas cruinn cothrom l tuairiscí ó na coistí, ó ráitis airgeadais TG4 ar an bhfeidhmíocht airgeadais l tuarascálacha airgeadais/cuntais bhainistíochta, agus ar staid airgeadais TG4 ar an 31 Nollaig 2017. l tuairiscí ar chúrsaí feidhmíochta, agus l nithe forchoimeádta. Struchtúr an Bhoird Cathaoirleach, an tArdstiúrthóir (mar chomhalta de bhrí Tá ceangailte ar Bhord TG4 faoi Alt 109 den Acht Crao- oiﬁge) agus 10 ghnáthchomhalta atá ar an mBord, iad ar lacháin 2009 cuntas cuí cothrom a choinneáil, i bhfoirm fad arna gceapadh ag an Aire Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe a aontaíonn an tAire Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na ar son na hAeráide & Comhshaoil. Rinneadh comhaltaí an hAeráide agus Comhshaoil le toiliú an Aire Caiteachais Bhoird a cheapadh go ceann téarma cúig bhliana agus Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe, ar an airgead ar fad a fhaightear bíonn cruinnithe acu go tráthrialta. Leagtar amach sa tábla agus a chaitear. thíos mioneolas faoi thréimhsí ceapacháin na gcomhaltaí reatha :

Comhalta Boird Ról Dáta Ceapacháin Alan Esslemont (Ardstiúrthóir) Ardstiúrthóir 14/10/2016 Siún Ní Raghallaigh Cathaoirleach Athcheaptha 17/04/17 Des Geraghty Gnáthchomhalta Athcheaptha 17/04/17 Mairéad Ní Cheóinín Gnáthchomhalta Athcheaptha 17/04/17 Micheál Seoighe Gnáthchomhalta Athcheaptha 17/04/17 Michelle Ní Chróinín Gnáthchomhalta Athcheaptha 17/04/17 Diarmuid Ó Ruiséal Gnáthchomhalta 03/03/2015 Bríd Ní Fhachtna Gnáthchomhalta 22/07/2015 Frank Reidy Gnáthchomhalta 29/09/2015 Mairéad Ní Nuadháin Gnáthchomhalta 21/11/2017 Siobhán Ní Ghadhra Gnáthchomhalta 21/11/2017 Darach Ó Tuairisg Gnáthchomhalta 21/11/2017 Chuir an Bord tús i mí na Nollag 2017 le hathbhreithniú agus measúnóireacht sheachtrach ar Éifeachtúlacht an Bhoird a thabharfar chun críche i Meitheamh 2018.

Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 27 Tá dhá choiste curtha ar bun ag an mBord mar seo a leanas: Costas Comhairleoireachta Áirítear le costas comhairleoireachta an costas a ghabhann 1. An Coiste Iniúchóireachta agus Riosca: Triúr comhaltaí le comhairle sheachtrach ar an lucht bainistíochta agus Boird atá ina gcomhaltaí den choiste seo. Is é ról atá leis ní thugtar feidhmeanna ghnáthdhéanamh an ghnó san an gCoiste Iniúchóireachta agus Riosca cúnamh a áireamh. thabhairt i ndáil leis na cúraimí a leagtar ar an mBord maidir le hábhar riosca, cúrsaí rialála agus rialachais agus 2017 2016 dearbhú ina leith sin. Tá an Coiste neamhspleách ar lucht €’000 €’000 bainistíochta airgeadais na heagraíochta. Déanann an Comhairle dlí 4,004 6,640 Coiste, go háirithe, a chinntiú go mbíonn monatóireacht Comhairle airgeadais 8,617 15,495 á déanamh go gníomhach agus go neamhspleách ar na Gnóthaí margaíochta 183,038 210,344 córais rialála inmheánacha, na bearta iniúchóireachta Acmhainní Daonna/Pinsin 16,630 94,328 áireamh. Tugann an Coiste tuairisc don Bhord ar gach Forbairt gnó 38,760 7,225 cruinniú de chuid an Choiste chomh maith le tuarascáil Eile 60,102 71,870 bhliantúil a chur faoi bhráid i scríbhinn. Iomlán an chostais Is iad atá ina gcomhaltaí den Choiste Iniúchóireachta comhairleoireachta 311,151 405,902 agus Riosca: Des Geraghty (Cathaoirleach) (dáta críoch Costas comhairleoireachta 11/12/2017), Michelle Ní Chróinín (dáta críoch 11/12/ arna chaipitliú 1,251 16,455 2017), Micheál Seoighe (dáta críoch 11/12/2017), Bríd Costas comhairleoireachta Ní Fhachtna (Cathaoirleach) (Tús dháta 11/12/2017), a luaitear de mhuirear ar Mairéad Ní Nuadháin (Tús dháta 11/12/2017) agus Frank an gCuntas Ioncaim agus Caiteachais agus na Cúlchistí Reidy (Tús dháta 11/12/2017). Tionóladh 4 chruinniú de Ioncaim Coinnithe 309,900 389,447 chuid an Choiste i rith na bliana 2017. Iomlán 311,151 405,902 2. An Coiste Luach Saothair: Triúr de chomhaltaí an Bhoird a bhíonn ar an gCoiste Luach Saothair. Seo a leanas Caiteachas ar Thaisteal agus ar Chothabháil Déantar an caiteachas ar thaisteal agus ar chothabháil a rangú comhaltaí an choiste: Siún Ní Raghallaigh (Cathaoirleach), mar seo a leanas: Andréa Ní Éalaithe (dáta scoir 16/04/2017), Des Geraghty 2017 2016 (Tús dáta 11/12/2017) agus Micheál Seoighe (Tús dáta €’000 €’000 11/12/2017). Aon chruinniú amháin den Choiste Luach In Éirinn – An Bord 12,594 12,596 Saothair a tionóladh i rith na bliana 2017. – An Fhoireann 87,479 97,705

Na Príomhathruithe Pearsanra Thar Lear – An Bord Tháinig deireadh le téarma oiﬁge an Chathaoirligh agus – An Fhoireann 48,491 17,043 le seisear chomhaltaí den Bhord i rith na bliana agus bhí aon fholúntas amháin i gceist ón mbliain 2016. Rinne an Iomlán 148,564 127,344 tAire, i gcomhréir leis an Acht Craolacháin 2009, an Cath- Costas Dlí aoirleach agus ceathrar comhalta a athcheapadh. Ceapadh Ní raibh aon chaiteachas ar TG4 i 2017 i leith costais Dlí. triúr comhaltaí nua gar do dheireadh na bliana 2017. Caiteachas Fáilteachas Luaitear caiteachas fáilteachas mar seo a leanas Nochtadh atá dlite faoin gCód Cleachtais um Rialachas sa Chuntas Ioncaim agus Caiteachais: Comhlachtaí Stáit (2016) 2017 2016 Tá an Bord freagrach as a chinntiú go gcloíonn TG4 lena €’000 €’000 n-éilítear faoin gCód Cleachtais um Rialachas Comhlachtaí Fáilteachas foirne 40,664 43,875 Stáit (“an Cód”), arna fhoilsiú ag an Roinn Caiteachais Fáilteachas cliaint 11,821 17,604 Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe i mí Lúnasa 2016. Éilítear nochtadh mar seo a leanas a dhéanamh faoin gCód sin: Iomlán 52,485 61,479

28 Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 Sceideal maidir le cúrsaí Freastáil, Táillí agus Costais Leagtar amach sceideal thíos maidir le cúrsaí freastáil ag cruinnithe an Bhoird agus Choistí an Bhoird i rith na bliana 2017 chomh maith leis na táillí agus na costais a fuair gach comhalta.

An Bord Coiste Iniúchta Coiste Luach Táillí 2017 Costais 2017 agus Riosca Saothair €’000 €’000 Líon na gCruinnithe 74 1 Alan Esslemont 7- - -- Seosamh Ó Conghaile (dáta scoir 16/04/2017) 2- -3.6 0.4 Siún Ní Raghallaigh (Cathaoirleach) 4- 121.6 - Andréa Ní Éalaithe (dáta scoir 16/04/2017) 2- -3.6 0.6 Des Geraghty 74 112.6 5 Mairéad Ní Cheóinín 6- -12.6 0.8 Micheál Seoighe 74 112.6 1 Michelle Ní Chróinín 74 - -1.4 Diarmuid Ó Ruiséal 7- -12.6 0.4 Bríd Ní Fhachtna 6- -12.6 2.7 Frank Reidy 6- -12.6 0.2 Mairéad Ní Nuadháin 1- -1.4 - Siobhán Ní Ghadhra 1- -1.4 - Darach Ó Tuairisg 1- -1.4 - Speansais rúnaíochta agus ilchaiteachais -- - -2 Pádhraic Ó Ciardha (Rúnaí an Bhoird) -- - -- Mary Uí Chadhain (Rúnaí Cuideachta) -- - -- 108.6 14.5 Bhí aon chomhalta amháin den bhord, Michelle Ní Chróinín, nach bhfuair táille Boird de réir phrionsabail an Aon Tuarastail Amháin don Aon Duine Amháin.

Ráiteas faoi chúrsaí Comhlíontais sáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil Chomhlíon TG4 na coinníollacha uile maidir leis an gCód agus déanfar a nochtadh i dTuarascáil an Chathaoirligh Cleachtais um Rialachas Comhlachtaí Stáit arna fhoilsiú ag leis an Aire. an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe i mí Lúnasa 2016, ach amháin na cásanna eisceachta seo a leanas: Ní dhéanann TG4 sonraí faoi shochair ghearrthéarm- acha fhostaithe is mó ná €60,000 a nochtadh de réir bhandaí €10,000 sa tuarascáil bhliantúil mar a d’éileofaí ______a dhéanamh faoin gCód Cleachtais mar gheall ar íogaire Siún Ní Raghallaigh an eolais sin ó thaobh cúrsaí tráchtála. Tá an cás eisceachta Cathaoirleach sin maidir leis an gCód aontaithe leis an Roinn Cumar- 23 Aibreán 2018

Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 29 Athbhreithniú Airgeadais 2017

Athbhreithnithe Ioncaim agus Caiteachais 2. Caiteachas Oibriúcháin Déanann an tuarascáil seo athbhreithniú ar fheidhmíocht I dtéarmaí an chaiteachais oibriúcháin bhliantúil, leag TG4 ioncaim agus chaiteachais TG4 i rith na bliana 2017 i béim leanúnach ar shamhail oibriúcháin atá chomh dtéarmaí a príomhfhoinsí agus úsáid ioncaim, príomh- héifeachtúil agus is féidir agus ar bhainistíocht costas spreagthóirí costais an chainéil, agus a fócas foriomlán ar chun luach ar airgead a chinntiú i ngach gníomhaíocht. éifeachtúlacht agus ar luach ar airgead. Déantar compar- Caiteachas oibriúcháin iomlán €36.8m a rinneadh sa áid freisin san athbhreithniú idir feidhmíocht TG4 i rith na bhliain 2017, laghdú 0.66% ar an €37.1m a caitheadh sa bliana 2017 agus an fheidhmíocht sa bhliain 2016 faoi na bhliain 2016. Féach Tábla 2 thíos. ceithre cheannteideal seo a leanas: 1. Ioncam 3T.á Rblia l2ú: Costas agus Éifeachtúlacht 2. Caiteachas Oibriúcháin Caiteachas Oibriúcháin TG4 2017 i gcomparáid le 2016 3. Rialú Costas agus Éifeachtúlacht sa bhliain 2017 Tuairisc €’000 Athrú % idir 4. Caiteachas ar Ábhar Gaeilge sa bhliain 2017 2017 2016 2017 & 2016 Costas Díolachán 984 812 21.2% 1. Ioncam Costais Foirne 5,653 5,386 5.0% Mar is léir ó Thábla 1 thíos, b’ionann an t ‑ioncam iomlán Caiteachas ar Chláir 24,696 25,364 -2.6% (maoiniú reatha státchiste agus ioncam tráchtála) sa bhliain 2017 agus €36.86m (2016: €37 m). I gcomparáid Caiteachas Eile 5,519 5,534 -0.3% (Forchostais, Tarchur agus leis an mbliain roimhe sin, bhí laghdú 0.5% ar ioncam costais Mhargaíochta san iomlán TG4. B’ionann maoiniú reatha státchiste agus áireamh) €32.79m (2016: €32.54m) den ioncam sin agus b’ionann Caiteachas Oibriúcháin é agus 89% (2016: 87.8%) d’ioncam iomlán TG4, leis an Iomlán 36,852 37,096 -0.66% ioncam tráchtála ag léiriú 11% sa bhliain 2017 ag €4.07m (2016: €3.6m). Níor cuireadh an deontas clár speisialta 3. Rialú agus Éifeachtúlacht breise ar fáil don bhliain 2017, dar luach €900,000, do Lean TG4 ag feidhmiú go héifeachtúil, go héifeachtach ó chláir Ghaeilge a bhain le 1916, mar a cuireadh ar fáil sa thaobh costas de agus go stuama sa bhliain 2017. bhliain 2016. Baineadh coigilteas amach i réimse leathan ionaid costas agus baineadh tuilleadh leasa as acmhainní inmheánacha Mhéadaigh an t ‑ioncam tráchtála 13%. Is feidhmíocht chun ábhar a chur ar fáil ar rátaí i bhfad níos éifeachtaí ó fhónta é sin i margadh an ‑iomaíoch fógraíocht teilifíse thaobh costas de. in Éirinn.

Tábla 1: Ioncam TG4 2017 4. Caiteachas ar Ábhar Gaeilge 2017 2017 2016 Mar a léirítear ina gealltanais don bhliain, bhí TG4 Tuairisc €’000 % €’000 % tiomanta 70% ar a laghad dá mhaoiniú reatha Státchiste a chaitheamh ar ábhar Gaeilge a léiriú. Mar a léirítear i Deontas-i-gcabhair 32,790 89% 32,540 87.8% dTábla 3 thíos, 75% den mhaoiniú Státchiste an cait- Tráchtáil (fógraíocht eachas iarbhír. Caitheadh an 25% eile den mhaoiniú agus urraíocht) 2,614 7% 2,133 5.8% Státchiste don bhliain 2017 ar tharchur, craoladh agus cur Ioncam tráchtála eile 1,456 4.0% 1,475 4.0% chun cinn an sceidil agus ar fhorchostais ghinearálta. Deontas clár speisialta 0 0% 900 2.4% Ar an iomlán, bhí laghdú beag ó 4.55 go 4.44 uair an Ioncam iomlán 36,860 100% 37,048 100% chloig in aghaidh an lae ar leibhéal aschuir Gaeilge TG4 i dtaobh ábhar nua Gaeilge.

Tábla 3: Caiteachas ar Ábhar Gaeilge 2017 2016 Tuairisc €’000 % €’000 % Maoiniúchán reatha Státchiste agus deontas clár speisialta 32,790 100% 33,440 100% Cláir Ghaeilge: Cláir choimisiúnaithe 19,169 58.5% 19,600 59% Cláir a fuarthas/a dubáladh/a fotheidealaíodh 3,623 11% 3,179 10% Costais foirne léiriúcháin (lena n-áirítear tuarastail) 1,780 5% 1,631 4.88% Clár speisialta a bhain le 1916 0 0% 900 2.69%

Costais Iomlána Léirithe Ábhar Gaeilge 24,572 74.5% 25,310 76%

30 Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 Ráitis Airgeadais Clár Ráiteas ar Fhreagrachtaí Chomhaltaí an Bhoird 33 Ráiteas um Rialú Inmheánach 34 Tuarascáil an Ard-Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste lena tíolacadh do Thithe an Oireachtais 36 Ráiteas maidir le hIoncam agus Caiteachas agus Cúlchistí Ioncaim Coinnithe 38 Ráiteas maidir le hIoncaim Cuimsitheach 39 Ráiteas maidir leis an Staid Airgeadais 40 Ráiteas maidir le hAthruithe ar Ghnáthscaireanna 41 Ráiteas maidir le Sreabhadh Airgid 42 Nótaí leis na Ráitis Airgeadais 43-53

Ráitis Airgeadais

Ráiteas ar Fhreagrachtaí Chomhaltaí an Bhoird Don bhliain dar chríoch an 31 Nollaig 2017

Leis an Acht Craolacháin 2009, ceanglaítear ar an mBord l Na ráitis airgeadais a ullmhú ar bhonn gnóthais ráitis airgeadais a ullmhú do gach bliain airgeadais, ar leantaigh mura rud é nach oiriúnach glacadh leis go ráitis iad ina dtugtar léargas fíor cothrom ar staid ghnóthaí leanfaidh Teilifís na Gaeilge de bheith ar marthain. Theilifís na Gaeilge agus ar a hioncam agus ar a caiteachas Tá an Bord freagrach as taiﬁd chuí chuntasaíochta a don bhliain lena mbaineann. choimeád ina nochtar go réasúnta cruinn, aon tráth Le linn na ráitis sin a ullmhú, ceanglaítear ar an mBord: áirithe, staid airgeadais Theilifís na Gaeilge agus trína l Beartais oiriúnacha chuntasaíochta a roghnú agus gcumasaítear don Bhord a chinntiú go gcomhlíonann na iad a chur i bhfeidhm go comhréireach ina dhiaidh ráitis airgeadais forálacha an Achta agus na Prionsabail sin Chuntasaíochta a nGlactar leo i gcoitinne Éirinn. l Breithiúnais agus meastacháin atá réasúnach agus Ina theannta sin, tá an Bord freagrach as sócmhainní críonna a dhéanamh Theilifís na Gaeilge a choimirciú agus as bearta réasúnacha a dhéanamh chun calaois agus mírialtachtaí eile a chosc l Nochtadh a dhéanamh, agus míniú a thabhairt, i leith Oiﬁgí Theilifís na Gaeilge, Baile na hAbhann, Co. na aon uaire nach ndéantar de réir na gcaighdeán Gaillimhe. cuntasaíochta is infheidhme, agus

Thar ceann Bhord Theilifís na Gaeilge:

Siún Ní Raghallaigh Cathaoirleach

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Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 33 Ráitis Airgeadais Ráiteas um Rialú Inmheánach Don bhliain dar chríoch an 31 Nollaig 2017

Scóp Freagrachtaí shonrú, a mheas agus a rangú de réir a thormchúisí atá Admhaím, thar ceann TG4, freagracht an Bhoird as a siad. Déanann an Coiste Iniúchóireachta agus Riosca chinntiú go bhfuil córas éifeachtúil maidir leis an rialáil breithniú agus leasú bliantúil ar an gclár. Baintear úsáid inmheánach ar bun agus á chur i bhfeidhm. Tagann san as toradh na measúnóireachta sin ar mhaithe le pleanáil áireamh leis an bhfreagracht sin gach a n-éilítear faoin agus chun acmhainní a leithroinnt sa chaoi is go gCód Cleachtais um Rialachas Comhlachtaí Stáit (2016). gcinntítear bainistíocht á déanamh i ndáil le réimsí baoil ionas go bhfágtar an baol ar leibhéal inghlactha. An Chuspóir atá leis an gCóras Rialála Inmheánach Tugtar mioneolas sa chlár réimsí baoil ar na bearta Tá leagtha amach go ndéanfaí bainistíocht i ndáil le rialála agus na gníomhartha eile is gá chun ábhar baoil a hábhar baoil leis an gcóras rialála inmheánach a d’fhág- mhaolú agus luaitear an dualgas maidir leis na bearta fadh an baol ar leibhéal inseasta seachas a bheith in ann rialála a dhéanamh le daoine sonracha den lucht foirne. a chur ar neamhní ar fad. Is deimhniú réasúnach dá bhrí Deimhním go bhfuil córas rialála ar bun ar gnéithe dá sin, seachas deimhniú iomlán, is féidir a thabhairt leis an chuid iad seo a leanas: gcóras go ndéantar na sócmhainní a chaomhnú, go l tá tuairisc i scríbhinn ar an nós imeachta maidir le ndéantar na hidirbhearta a údarú agus tuairisc chuí a gach ceann de na príomhphróisis gnó, choimeád orthu agus go ndéantar aon earráid nó mírialt- l tá cúraimí sonracha, agus an fhreagracht dá réir, acht ábhartha a chosc nó a thabhairt chun aire go tráthúil. maidir le cúrsaí airgeadais curtha i leith dhaoine faoi Bhí an córas rialála inmheánach, a thagann leis an leith ar leibhéal na bainistíochta, treoir a d’eisigh an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Ath- chóirithe, ar bun ag TG4 i rith na bliana dar críoch an 31 l tá córas cuí buiséid ar bun lena mbaineann buiséad Nollaig 2017 agus anall go dtí an dáta ar aontaíodh na bliantúil a choinníonn daoine sinsearacha den lucht ráitis airgeadais. bainistíochta faoi athbhreithniú, l tá córais ar bun a bhfuil d’aidhm leo iontaofacht na Ábaltacht Riosca a láimhseáil gcóras maidir le teicneolaíocht an eolais agus na Tá Coiste Iniúchóireachta agus Riosca ag TG4 a bhfuil triúr cumarsáide a chinntiú, de chomhaltaí an Bhoird a bhfuil saineolas acu ar chúrsaí l tá córais ar bun chun na sócmhainní a chaomhnú airgeadais agus iniúchóireachta. Tá duine den triúr ina Chathaoirleach. Bhí ceithre cinn de chruinnithe ag an Monatóireacht agus Athbhreithniú Leanúnach gCoiste sin i rith na bliana 2017. Tá nós imeachta foirmeálta curtha ar bun maidir le Tá feidhm maidir le hiniúchóireacht inmheánach monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar na próisis rialála agus curtha ar bun freisin ag TG4 agus acmhainní leordhóth- cuirtear aon easnamh maidir le cúrsaí rialála in iúl don té anacha á gcur ina leith ionas go ndéantar clár oibre a atá freagrach as beart bisigh ina leith agus go luath- aontaítear leis an gCoiste Iniúchóireachta agus Riosca. thráthúil don lucht bainistíochta agus don Bhord, nuair is Tá polasaí maidir leis an mbainistíocht ar ábhar baoil cuí sin. Deimhním go bhfuil na córais monatóireachta curtha le chéile ag an gCoiste ina leagtar amach an oiread leanúnacha seo a leanas ar bun: baoil a bhfuiltear sásta dul ann, na próisis bainistíochta l tá na príomhréimsí baoil agus na bearta rialála ina maidir le réimsí baoil atá curtha ar bun agus mioneolas leith sin tugtha chun suntais agus próisis curtha ar faoin ról atá le baill éagsúla foirne maidir le hábhar baoil agus an fhreagracht atá orthu ina leith. Cuireadh an bun chun monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar oibriú na polasaí sin ar fáil don uile dhuine den fhoireann a mbeart rialála sin agus tuairisc a thabhairt ar aon n-éilítear orthu oibriú de réir pholasaithe bainistíochta easnamh a thugtar chun aire, TG4 i ndáil le hábhar baoil d’fhonn an lucht bainistíochta l tá socruithe tuairiscíochta curtha ar bun ar gach a chur ar an airdeall faoi réimsí baoil a bheadh ag teacht leibhéal ar a leagtar cúram maidir le bainistíocht chun cinn agus faoi aon easnamh maidir le bearta rialála airgeadais, agus agus ionas go nglacfaidís cúram maidir leis an ábhar baoil l déanann daoine sinsearacha den lucht bainistíochta agus na bearta rialála a bhaineann lena réimse oibre féin. athbhreithniú go tráthrialta chomh maith le hathbhreithniú ceann bliana ar thuairiscí Creatlach Riosca agus Rialaithe Tá córas bainistíochta riosca i bhfeidhm ag TG4 lena feidhmíochta agus ar thuairiscí airgeadais maidir le dtugtar chun aire na príomhréimsí baoil ionas go dtugtar toradh na beartaíochta i gcomórtas le tuairisc orthu sin agus ar na bearta bainistíochta atá á buiséid/réamh-mheastacháin. ndéanamh chun teacht rompu agus, a oiread agus is féidir, an baol a mhaolú. Soláthar Tá clár réimsí baoil curtha ar bun ar a sonraítear na Deimhním go bhfuil nós imeachta ar bun ag TG4 ionas go príomhréimsí baoil atá roimh TG4 agus déantar iad a gcinntítear go mbítear ag cloí leis na rialacha agus na

34 Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 treoirlínte reatha maidir le cúrsaí soláthair agus gur Deimhním go ndearna an Bord athbhreithniú bliantúil chloígh TG4 leis an nós imeachta sin i rith na bliana 2017. maidir leis an éifeachtúlacht a ghabh leis na bearta rialála inmheánacha i ndáil leis an mbliain 2017 ar an 11 Nollaig Athbhreithniú ar an Éifeachtúlacht 2017. Deimhním go bhfuil nós imeachta ar bun ag TG4 chun monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar éifeachtúlacht an nós Bearta Rialála Inmheánacha imeachta maidir le bainistíocht agus rialáil i ndáil le Níor tugadh aon easnamh maidir leis na bearta rialála hábhar baoil. Tagann monatóireacht agus breithneoir- inmheánacha chun suntais i ndáil leis an mbliain 2017 a eacht TG4 ar éifeachtúlacht an chórais maidir leis an rialáil mbeadh nochtadh ina leith sna ráitis airgeadais de dhíth. airgeadais inmheánach faoi anáil obair na n -iniúchóirí inmheánacha agus na n-iniúchóirí seachtracha, faoi scáth an Choiste Iniúchóireachta & Riosca agus Ábhar Baoil a dhéanann maoirseacht ar an obair sin, agus faoi choimirce dhaoine sinsearacha den lucht bainistíochta taobh istigh de TG4 atá freagrach as an gcreatchóras maidir leis an Siún Ní Raghallaigh rialáil airgeadais inmheánach a thabhairt chun cinn agus Cathaoirleach a choinneáil sa siúl. 23 Aibreán 2018

Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 35 Ráitis Airgeadais Tuarascáil an Ard-Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste lena Tíolacadh do Thithe an Oireachtais Don bhliain dar chríoch an 31 Nollaig 2017

36 Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 37 Ráitis Airgeadais

Teilifís na Gaeilge Ráiteas maidir le hIoncam agus Caiteachas agus Cúlchistí Ioncaim Coinnithe don bhliain dar chríoch 31 Nollaig 2017

2017 2016 Nótaí €’000 €’000 Díolacháin Ioncam tráchtála 3 4,070 3,608 Costas díolacháin 3 (984) ( 812) Glan Díolacháin 3,086 2,796

Caiteachas Costas foirne 4 5,653 5,386 Speansais agus costais chomhaltaí an Bhoird 5 123 137 Caiteachas clár 6 24,696 25,364 Costais tarchuir 1,600 1,607 Margaíocht agus taighde 7 1,749 1,748 Forchostais 8 2,170 2,179 Dímheas 9 1,568 1,278 Caiteachas Iomlán 37,559 37,699

Glan chaiteachas oibriúcháin don bhliain (34,473) ( 34,903)

Ús faighte agus ioncam chomhchosúil ––

Barrachas/(easnamh) ar dhiúscairt sócmhainní seasta (46) – (34,519) ( 34,903 )

Maoiniú Stáit 11 34,517 34,905

Barrachas/(easnamh) ar ghnáthghníomhaíochtaí roimh chánachas (2) 2

Cánachas 12 (3)

Barrachas/(easnamh) coinnithe don bhliain (2) ( 1)

Is cuid lárnach de na ráitis airgeadais iad na nótaí ó 1 – 26.

Thar ceann Bhord Theilifís na Gaeilge:

Siún Ní Raghallaigh Alan Esslemont Cathaoirleach Ardstiúrthóir 23 Aibreán 2018

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Teilifís na Gaeilge Ráiteas maidir le hIoncam Cuimsitheach don bhliain dar chríoch 31 Nollaig 2017 2017 2016 Nótaí €’000 €’000

Easnamh coinnithe don bhliain airgeadais (2) (1) Gnóthachain/(caillteanas) achtúireacht ar shócmhainní na scéime sochair scoir 18 0 (82) Gnóthachain/(caillteanas) aitheanta iomlán don bhliain (2) (83)

Is cuid lárnach de na ráitis airgeadais iad na nótaí ó 1 –26.

Thar ceann Bhord Teilifís na Gaeilge:

Siún Ní Raghallaigh Alan Esslemont Cathaoirleach Ardstiúrthóir

23 Aibreán 2018

Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 39 Ráitis Airgeadais

Teilifís na Gaeilge Ráiteas maidir leis an Staid Airgeadais amhail an 31 Nollaig 2017 2017 2016 Nótaí €’000 €’000 €’000 €’000

Sócmhainní Seasta Sócmhainní inláimhsithe 9 7,621 7,720 Sócmhainní airgeadais 21 ––

7,621 7,720

Sócmhainní Reatha Infháltais 13 2,318 1,594 Airgead tirim sa bhanc agus ar láimh 14 174 272

2,492 1,866

Dliteanais Reatha Iníocaíochtaí 15 (2,962) ( 2,299)

Glan dliteanais reatha (470) ( 433)

Glan sócmhainní gan sócmhainn sochair scoir 7,151 7,287

Sócmhainn sochair scoir 18 –0

Glan sócmhainní lena n-áiritear sócmhainn sochair scoir 7,151 7,287

Caipiteal agus Cúlchistí Deontais chaipitil 10 7,522 7,656 Cúlchiste ioncaim 16 (371) ( 369)

7,151 7,287

Is cuid lárnach de na ráitis airgeadais iad na nótaí 1 –26.

Thar ceann Bhord Theilifís na Gaeilge:

Siún Ní Raghallaigh Alan Esslemont Cathaoirleach Ardstiúrthóir 23 Aibreán 2018

40 Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 Ráitis Airgeadais

Teilifís na Gaeilge Ráiteas maidir le hAthruithe ar Ghnáthscaireanna don bhliain dar chríoch 31 Nollaig 2017 Cúlchiste Cúlchiste Iomlán Sochair Scoir Ioncaim Gnáthscaireanna €’000 €’000 €’000

Iarmhéid amhail an 1 Eanáir 2016 81 (367) (286) Brabach/(caillteanas) don bhliain – (1) (1) Gnóthachan/(caillteanas) achtúireachta (82) – (82) Coigeartú sa chúlchiste sochair scoir 1 (1) –

Iarmhéid amhail an 31 Nollaig 2016 – (369) (369)

Iarmhéid amhail an 1 Eanáir 2017 – (369) (369) Brabach/(caillteanas) don bhliain – (2) (2) Gnóthachan/(caillteanas) achtúireachta –– – Coigeartú sa chúlchiste sochair scoir –– –

Iarmhéid amhail an 31 Nollaig 2017 – (371) (371)

Is cuid lárnach de na ráitis airgeadais iad na nótaí 1 –26.

Thar ceann Bhord Theilifís na Gaeilge:

Siún Ní Raghallaigh Alan Esslemont Cathaoirleach Ardstiúrthóir

23 Aibreán 2018

Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 41 Ráitis Airgeadais

Teilifís na Gaeilge Ráiteas maidir le Sreabhadh Airgid don bhliain dar chríoch 31 Nollaig 2017 2017 2016 Nótaí €’000 €’000 Barrachas/(easnamh) roimh cháin i leith gnáthghníomhaíochtaí (2) 2 Dímheas 1,568 1,278 Amúchadh ar dheontais rialtais (1,584) ( 2,146) Coigeartú ar shócmhainne pinsin 0 (1) Laghdú/(méadú) in infháltais (724) (530) (Laghdú)/méadú in iníocaíochtaí 663 562 Cánachas – (3) Ús faighte –– Airgid tirim ó oibriúcháin (79) (838) Ús a íocadh –– Glan-airgead tirim a gineadh ó ghníomhaíochtaí (79) (838)

Sreabhadh airgid ó ghníomhaíochtaí infheistíochta Maoin, fearas agus trealaimh a ceannaíodh 9 (1,515) ( 1,881) Barrachas/(easnamh) ar dhiúscairt sócmhainní seasta 46 – Deontais caipitil Stáit 10 1,450 2,938 Glan-sreabhadh airgid ó ghníomhaíochtaí infheistíochta (19) 1,057

Sreabhadh airgid ó ghníomhaíochtaí airgeadais Ús bainc faighte –– Glan-sreabhadh airgid ó ghníomhaíochtaí airgeadais ––

Glanmhéadú/(laghdú) in airgead tirim agus comhluach in airgead tirim 17 (98) 219

Is cuid lárnach de na ráitis airgeadais iad na nótaí 1 –26.

Thar ceann Bhord Theilifís na Gaeilge:

Siún Ní Raghallaigh Alan Esslemont Cathaoirleach Ardstiúrthóir

23 Aibreán 2018

42 Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2017 Nótaí leis na Ráitis Airgeadais

Nótaí 1. Ráiteas ar Bheartais Chuntasaíochta Cuireadh na beartais chuntasaíochta seo a leanas i bhfeidhm go comhréireach le linn déileáil le hítimí a mheastar a bheith ábhartha i dtaca leis na ráitis airgeadais. a) Bunú Theilifís na Gaeilge Is é Teilifís na Gaeilge an craoltóir Gaeilge a bunaíodh faoi Reacht agus atá ag feidhmiú anois faoin Acht Craolacháin 2009. b) Ráiteas Comhlíontachta Ullmhaíodh ráitis airgeadais Theilifís na Gaeilge don bhliain dar chríoch an 31 Nollaig 2017 de réir FRS 102, an caighdeán tuairiscíochta airgeadais atá infheidhme sa RA agus in Éirínn arna eisiúint ag an gComhairle Tuairiscithe Airgeadais (FRC) agus arna bhfógairt ag Cuntasóirí Cairte na hÉireann.

c) Breithiúnais shuntasacha chuntasaíochta agus na príomhchúiseanna atá le neamhchinnteacht meastachán D’fhonn na ráitis airgeadais a ullmhú ní mór don bhainistíocht breithiúnais, meastacháin agus boinn tuisceana a dhéanamh a mbíonn tionchar acu ar na suimeanna a thuairscítear i ndáil le sócmhainní agus dliteanais amhail dháta an Ráiteas maidir leis an Staid Airgeadais agus ar na suimeanna a thuairiscítear i ndáil le hioncam agus le caiteachas i gcaitheamh na bliana. Is é nádúr na meastachán, áfach, go bhféadfadh na torthaí iarbhír a bheith éagsúil ó na meastacháin sin. Is iad na breithiúnais seo a leanas is mó a raibh tionchar acu ar na suimeanna a aithnítear sna rátis airgeadais. Lagú Maoine, Fearais agus Trealaimh: Déantar athbhreithniú i leith lagú ar shócmhainní atá faoi réir amúchta cibé uair a thugann imeachtaí nó athrú ar imthosca le ﬁos go mb’fhéidir nach bhfuil an tsuim ghlanluacha in-aisghabhála. Aithnítear caillteanas i leith lagú mar an difear idir an tsuim ghlanluacha sa bhreis ar an tsuim inaisghabhála. Is í an tsuim inaisghabhála an luach cóir is airde ag sócmhainn lúide costas a díola agus a luach úsáide. Chun críocha lagú a mheas déantar acmhainní a ghrúpáil ag na leibhéil is ísle ina bhfuil sreabhadh airgid inaitheanta ar leith ann dóibh (aonaid giniúna airgid). Déantar athbhreithniú ar gach sócmhainn neamh-airgeadais ar bhain lagú di ar dháta na tuairiscithe féachaint an lagú a aisiompú. Dímheas agus Luachanna Iarmharacha: Tá athbhreithniú déanta ag an mbainistíocht ar shaolré agus ar luachanna iarmharacha gach aicme sócmhainne seasta agus go háirithe saolré eacnamaíoch fhónta agus luachanna iarmharacha daingneán agus feistí agus cinneadh go bhfuil saolré sócmhainní agus luachanna iarmharacha iomchuí. Neamhchosaint ar Airgeadra Coigríche: Téann Teilifís na Gaeilge i mbun socruithe conartha chun soláthróirí a íoc in airgeadra nach é airgeadra an euro é. Coinníonn Teilifís na Gaeilge cuntas ar na hidirbheartaíochtaí seo de ghnáth de réir na rátaí airgeadra infheidhme ar dháta na híocaíochta. Téitear i mbun réamhchonarthaí mar chosaint ar luaineachtaí airgeadra. Bíonn na cúiseanna a rachfar i mbun conarthaí dá leithéid bunaithe ar na meastacháin is fearr ar rátaí malairte amach anseo agus ar chomhairle ghairmiúil a fháil.

d) Aithint Ioncaim Ioncam Tráchtála : Is ionann ioncam tráchtála agus ioncam ó dhíolacháin ama craolta, ó urraíocht agus ó ghníomhaíochtaí foghabhálacha. Déantar díolacháin a thaispeántar glan ar CBL a aithint sa Ráiteas maidir le hIoncam agus Caiteachas agus Cúlchistí Ioncaim Coinnithe nuair a chuirtear an tseirbhís ar fáil. Déantar coimisiún maidir leis na díolacháin sin a mhuirearú sa Ráiteas maidir le hIoncam agus Caiteachas agus Cúlchistí Ioncaim Coinnithe de réir mar a thabhaítear é.

e) Caiteachas Cuimsíonn caiteachas, caiteachas oibriúcháin agus caiteachas caipitiúil. Cuimsíonn glanchaiteachas oibriúcháin caiteachas ar chláir agus caiteachais riaracháin, glan ar ioncam tráchtála. Déantar caiteachas ar chláir a mhuirearú sa Ráiteas maidir le hIoncam agus Caiteachas agus Cúlchistí Ioncaim Coinnithe de réir mar a thabhaítear é.

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Nótaí f) Deontais Stáit I bhfoirm deontais a fhaightear ón Roinn Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil agus deontais a fhaightear ó ham go chéile do thionscadail sonracha ó Údarás Craolacháin na hÉireann faoi chlár Fís agus Fuaime an Údaráis a dhéantar maoiniú ar ghlan-chaiteachas oibríochta Theilifís na Gaeilge. Aithnítear na deontais sa Ráiteas maidir le hIoncam agus Caiteachas agus Cúlchistí Ioncaim Coinnithe a bhaineann leis an bhliain ina bhfaightear an deontas nó infhála mura bhfuil coiníollacha feidhmíochta ceangailte leis an deontas. I bhfoirm deontais a fhaightear ón Roinn Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil agus deontais a fhaightear ó ham go chéile do thionscadail sonracha ó Údarás Craolacháin na hÉireann faoi chlár Fís agus Fuaime an Údaráis a dhéantar maoiniú ar chaiteachas caipitil. Déantar amúchadh ar na deontais sin ar an mbonn céanna le laghdú a dhéanamh ar luach na sócmhainní bainteacha.

g) Sócmhainní dochta inláimhsithe % Déantar sócmhainní dochta inláimhsithe a thaispeáint de réir costais lúide dímheas agus aon soláthar i leith lagaithe. Déantar dímheas a Foirgnimh 2.5 sholáthar ar gach sócmhainn dhocht inláimhsithe, cé is moite de Trealamh 20 thalamh, de réir rátaí a ríomhtar chun costas bunaidh gach Fearais agus Feistis 10 sócmhainne a dhíscríobh ar bhonn líne dírí thar a saolré ionchasach, Gléasanna Móibíleacha 33 lúide luach iarmharach measta, mar a leanas; Déantar costais fhorbartha bogearraí do mhór-chórais a chaipitliú agus a dhímheas i gcomhréir leis an gcostas gaolmhar trealaimh ón dáta feidhmithe.

h) Sócmhainní airgeadais — infheistíocht i Multiplex Broadcasting Services Northern Ireland Limited Déanann Teilifís na Gaeilge cuntas i leith a infheistíochta in Multiplex Broadcasting Services Northern Ireland Limited a thabhairt de réir costais (féach nóta 21). Folaíonn Sócmhainní Dochta suim €1 i leith a hinfheistíochta i ngnáthscaireanna na cuideachta sin. Bunaíodh an chuideachta mar eagraíocht neamhbhrabúsmhar agus déanann RTÉ agus Roinn Cultúir, Meán agus Spóirt na Ríochta Aontaithe na costais ina leith a mhaoiniú. Mar thoradh air sin, ní thaispeánann ráitis airgeadais Theilifís na Gaeilge aon ioncam, chostais nó aon tiomántais i leith an chomhfhiontair sin.

i) Cánachas Déantar cáin chorparáide atá iníoctha a sholáthar ar bhrabúis inchánach de réir rátaí reatha. Tugtar aitheantas do cháin iarchurtha i leith na ndifríochtaí uainithe go léir atá tionscanta, gan a bheith freaschurtha, ar dháta an Ráiteas maidir leis an Staid Airgeadais i gcás ina bhfuil idirbhearta nó imeachtaí, atá ina gcúis le hoibleagáid chun tuilleadh cánach a íoc sa todhchaí nó ina gcúis le ceart chun níos lú cánach a íoc sa todhchaí, tar éis tarlú ar dháta an Ráiteas maidir leis an Staid Airgeadais. Is difríochtaí sealadacha iad difríochtaí ama idir barrachas a ríomhtar chun críocha cánach agus barrachas a luaitear sna ráitis airgeadais, ar barrachais iad a éiríonn toisc go ndéileáiltear le hítimí áirithe ioncaim agus caiteachais sna ráitis airgeadais i mblianta éagsúla chun críocha cánach. Déantar cáin iarchurtha a thomhas de réir na rátaí cánach a meastar ina leith go mbeidh siad i bhfeidhm sna blianta ina meastar go n-aisiompóidh na difríochtaí ama, agus an méid sin bunaithe ar rátaí cánach agus ar dhlíthe a achtaíodh nó a achtaíodh go substainteach faoi dháta an Ráiteas maidir leis an Staid Airgeadais. Ní lascainítear cáin iarchurtha.

j) Airgeadra coigríche Déantar idirbhearta in airgeadraí coigríche a aistriú go Euro de réir na rátaí malairte atá i bhfeidhm ar lá na n-idirbheart. Déantar sócmhainní agus dliteanais airgeadaíochta in airgeadraí coigríche a aistriú go Euro de réir an ráta malairte atá ann ar dháta an Ráiteas maidir leis an Staid Airgeadais agus déantar aon gnóthachain nó aon chaillteanais dá bharr sin a chur san áireamh sa Ráiteas maidir le hIoncam agus Caiteachas agus Cúlchistí Ioncaim Coinnithe don bhliain.

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Nótaí k) Pinsin Déanann Teilifís na Gaeilge ranníocaíochtaí i leith scéime ranníocaíochta sainmhínithe. An Scéim Ranníocaíochta Shainithe Oibríonn Teilifís na Gaeilge scéim ranníocaíochta shainithe d’fhostaithe áirithe. Déantar íocaíochtaí leis an scéim a mhuirearú sa Ráiteas maidir le hIoncam agus Caiteachas agus Cúlchistí Ioncaim Coinnithe sa bhliain lena mbaineann siad. Scéim Sochair Shainithe D’oibrigh Teilifís na Gaeilge scéim sochair shainithe i leith beirte dá cuid oiﬁgeach, is iad sin, an tArdstiúrthóir agus an Leas-Phríomhfheidhmeannach. Bhí maoiniú an scéim trí ranníocaíochtaí ó Theilifís na Gaeilge agus ó na hoiﬁgigh lena mbaineann, agus déantar na ranníocaíochtaí sin a aistriú chuig ciste ar leithligh atá á riaradh ag iontaobhaithe. Is é atá sa mhuirear pinsin sa Ráiteas maidir le hIoncam agus Caiteachas agus Cúlchistí Ioncaim Coinnithe ná an costas reatha seirbhíse móide an difríocht idir an fáltas a bhfuiltear ag súil leis ó shócmhainní na scéime agus costas an úis a ghabhann le dliteanais na scéime. Déantar gnóthachain agus caillteanais achtúireachta a éiríonn as athruithe ar thoimhdí achtúireachta agus as barrachais agus easnaimh a bhí ann a shainaithint sa Ráiteas maidir le hIoncam Cuimsitheach don bhliain inar tharla siad. Déantar sócmhainní na scéime a thomhas de réir luacha chóir. Déantar dliteanais na scéime pinsin a thomhas ar bhonn achtúireachta trí úsáid a bhaint as modh na n-aonad réamh-mheasta. Déantar barrachas nó easnamh i leith dhliteanais na scéime i gcomparáid le sócmhainní na scéime a chur i láthair sa Ráiteas maidir leis an Staid Airgeadais mar dhliteanas nó mar shócmhainn de réir mar a bheidh. Léiríonn an cúlchiste pinsin an barrachas maoiniúcháin i leith na scéime sochair shainithe. Cuireadh deireadh leis an scéim ar 5 Nollaig, 2016.

2. Príomhghníomhaíocht Is é príomhghníomhaíocht Theilifís na Gaeilge cainéal teilifíse Gaeilge, TG4 a fheidhmiú.

3. Glandíolacháin 2017 2016 Ioncam Tráchtála €’000 €’000 Díolachán am craolta agus urraíocht 2,614 2,133 Muirear amach saoráidí 579 576 Ioncam ilghnéitheach 877 899 4,070 3,608 Costas Díolacháin Coimisiún ar dhíolachán fógraíochta agus urraíochta 896 526 Costais dhíreacha 288 286 984 812 Glandíolacháin 3,086 2,796

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Nótaí 4. Costais Foirne Ba 84 duine an meán uimhir fostaithe a bhí fostaithe ag Teilifís na Gaeilge le 2017 2016 linn na bliana (2016:83). Bhí costais fostaithe le linn na bliana comhdhéanta: €’000 €’000 Pá agus tuarastail 4,667 4,811 Costais leasa shóisialaigh 519 514 Costais phinsin 497 159 Taisteal agus cothabháil 136 115 Oiliúint 94 53 Costais foirne eile 47 41 5,960 5,693 Costais foirne caipitlithe (224) ( 180) Costas foirne leithdháilte go dtí an scéim cartlainne (83) (127)

Iomlán na gcostas foirne 5,653 5,386

Faoi Chostais Eile Foirne, sonraítear íocaíocht €33,250 (2016: €26,250) don fhoireann ag eascairt as rialú ón gCoimisiúin um Chaidreamh Oibreachais. Cuireadh deireadh leis an scéim sochar sainithe i 2016. Dá thoradh sin, bhí barrachas €360,815 ar an gciste pinsin. Tá sin san áireamh sa gcostas pinsin thuas. Faoi Chiorclán 13/2014 arna eisiúint ag an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe, éilítear an líon fostaithe ar tháinig a sochar iomlán fostaíochta (gan costais pinsin fostóra san áireamh) don tréimhse tuairiscithe faoi gach banda de €10,000 ó €60,000 ar aghaidh a nochtadh, chomh maith le ﬁgúir foriomlán de na ranníocaíochtaí iomlána pinsin fostóra. De bhrí go bhfuil an t-eolas atá á lorg íogair ó thaobh na tráchtála, tá soiléiriú iarrtha ón Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe maidir leis an riachtanas ar TG4 é a fhoilsiú sna cuntais. Fad atáimid ag fanacht leis an soiléiriú, shocraigh Bord TG4, le cead na Roinne Cumarsáide, Fuinnimh agus Acmhainní Nádúrtha, gan cloí leis an riachtanas. Tugtar faisnéis faoi bhandaí tuarastail sa Ráiteas bliantúil a sheolann Cathaoirleach Bhord TG4 chuig an Aire Cumarsáide, Fuinnimh agus Acmhainní Nádúrtha.

Luach Saothair an Ardstiúrthóra – Alan Esslemont 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Bunthuarastal 140 22 Ranníocaíochtaí pinsin an fhostóra 21 3 Sochair eile –– 161 25

Luach Saothair an Ardstiúrthóra – Pól Ó Gallchóir 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Bunthuarastal – 145 Ranníocaíochtaí pinsin an fhostóra – 53 Sochair eile –3 – 201

Chríochnaigh fostaíocht Pól Ó Gallchóir le Teilifís na Gaeilge ar an 30/9/2016. Tá an tArdstiúrthóir ina bhall de scéim ranníocaíocht shanithe TG4 agus tugann TG4 15.29% de thuarastal an Ardstiúrthóra don scéim ar a shon.

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Nótaí 5. Costais an Bhoird 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Táillí (Nóta 19) 109 123 Taisteal agus cothabháil 14 14 123 137 Cúitítear costais cothabhála agus taistil le baill an bhoird. €3,106 an cháin atá iníoctha ag Teilifís na Gaeilge maidir le costais dá leithéid (2016: €4,000).

6. Costais clár 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Cláir a coimisiúnaíodh 19,169 20,501 Cláir a ceannaíodh 3,057 2,571 Costais dubála agus costais eile 2,470 2,292 24,696 25,364

7. Margaíocht agus Taighde 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Fógraíocht agus margaíocht 1,571 1,608 Tomhais agus taighde ar an lucht féachana 175 136 Speansais comhairle an lucht féachana 34 1,749 1,748

8. Forchostais 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Speansais áitrimh agus trealaimh 792 807 Speansais ghairmiúla agus airgeadais 337 272 Tobhach tionscail íoctha 579 564 Speansais ghinearálta agus oiﬁge 462 536 2,170 2,179

9. Sócmhainní Seasta Inláimhsithe Talamh agus Fearais Foirgnimh Trealamh agus feistis Iomlán €’000 €’000 €’000 €’000 Costas Ar 1 Eanáir 2017 8,564 22,643 677 31,884 Breisithe 170 1,120 225 1,515 Diúscairt (159) (16,586) (486) (17,231) Ar 31 Nollaig 2017 8,575 7,177 416 16,168 Dímheas Carntha Ar 1 Eanáir 2017 3,387 20,145 632 24,164 Muirear don bhliain 315 1,245 8 1,568 Diúscairt (135) (16,569) (481) (17,185) Ar 31 Nollaig 2017 3,567 4,821 159 8,547 Glanluach Leabhair Ar 31 Nollaig 2017 5,008 2,356 257 7,621 Ar 31 Nollaig 2016 5,177 2,498 45 7,720

Bhí athbhreithniú ar na sóchmhainní seasta inláimhsithe i 2017. Dá thoradh sin, bhí díscríobhann de €147,196 ag teastáil. Tá sin san áireamh sa gcostas dímheas thuas.

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Nótaí 10. Deontais Chaipitil 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Deontais Chaipitil faighte agus infhaighte Iarmhéid tosaigh 23,549 20,611 Deontais faighte le linn na bliana (Nóta 11) 1,450 2,938 Iarmhéid deiridh 24,999 23,549 Amúchadh Iarmhéid tosaigh 15,893 13,747 Amúchta le linn na bliana 1,584 2,146 Iarmhéid deiridh 17,477 15,893 Glanluach leabhair – deontais chaipitil 7,522 7,656 Is ionann deontais chaipitil agus maoiniú stáit a fuarthas i ndáil le caiteachas caipitil a thabhaigh Teilifís na Gaeilge. Amúchtar deontais chaipitil ar an mbonn céanna a ndéantar na sócmhainni gaolmhara a dhímheas. 11. Maoiniú Stáit Is ionann deontais ón Roinn Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil agus maoinú Rialtais a fhaightear I leith caiteachas reatha a thabhaíonn Teilifís na Gaeilge. Maoiniú Stáit curtha chun sochair an Chuntais Ioncaim & Caiteachais sa bhliain 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Deontais faighte sa bhliain 32,933 32,759 Deontais caipitil amúchta ( Nóta 10 ) 1,584 2,146 34,517 34,905 Ba €34.383m an leithroinnt ar fad do 2017, comhdhéanta as: 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Deontais a fuarthas ón RCGAC i ndáil le caiteachas reatha (Vóta 29 – Fo-Cheannteideal B5) 32,790 32,540 Deontais a fuarthas ó Chiste Físe & Fuaime an BAI i ndáil le caiteachas reatha 143 219 Deontais a ndearnadh iarratas orthu chun críocha caipitil ón RCGAC (Vóta 29 – Fo-Cheannteideal B5) 1,450 2,820 Deontais a ndearnadh iarratas orthu chun críocha caipitil ó Chiste Físe & Fuaime an BAI 0 118 Iomlán faighte 34,383 35,697

12. Cáin ar Bhrabús ó Gnáthghníomhaíochtaí 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 (a) Anailís ar mhuirear cánach sa bhliain Muirear cháin chorparáide don bhliain – 3 Muirear ar bhlianta siar – – –3 (b) Fachtóirí le tionchar ar mhuirear cánach na bliana Tá an ráta éifeachtach cánach don bhlian níos airde ná ráta caighdeánach 2017 2016 cháin chorparáideach na hÉireann de 12.5%. Tá na difríochtaí mínithe thíos: €’000 €’000 Brabús/(Caillteanas) ar ghnáthghníomhaíochtaí roimh chánachas (2) 2

Brabús/(Caillteanas) ar ghnáthghníomhaíochtaí arna iolrú faoi ráta caighdeánach cháin chorparáide na hÉireann de 12.5% (2016:12.5%). ––

Éifeachtaí: Ioncaim incháinithe ag ráta cánach níos airde 8 8 Barrachas na ndeontas caipitil a amúchtar agus liúntas chaipitiúla thar dímheas – (1) Caiteachas neamhasbhainte (8) (4) –3

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Nótaí 13. Infháltais 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Féichiúnaithe 1,721 1,249 CBL inaisíoctha 242 122 Cáin corparáideach inaisíochta 4 – Réamhíocaíochtaí agus ioncam fabhraithe 351 223 2,318 1,594

Meastar go bhfuil gach iarmhéid inaisghábhála laistigh de bhliain amháin.

14. Airgead tirim sa bhanc agus ar láimh 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Airgead tirim ar láimh 1 5 Banc 173 267 174 272

15. Iníocaíochtaí 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Creidiúnaithe trádála 218 718 Fabhruithe agus ioncam iarchurtha 2,744 1,509 Creidiúnaí ranníocaíochtaí pinsin – 70 Cáin corparáideach iníochta – 2 2,962 2,299

16. Cúlchistí ioncaim Cúlchiste Cúlchiste Pinsin Ioncam Iomlán €’000 €’000 €’000 Iarmhéid tosaigh amhail an 1 Eanáir 2017 – (369) (369) Easnamh coinnithe don bhliain – (2) (2) Gnóthachain/(caillteanas) achtúireachta ––– Iarmhéid deiridh amhail an 31 Nollaig 2017 – (371) (371)

17. Anailís ar Athruithe i nGlanchistí Iarmhéid Sreabhadh Iarmhéid tosaigh Airgid deiridh €’000 €’000 €’000 Airgead tirim sa bhanc agus ar láimh 5 (4) 1 Taiscí ghearrthéarmacha 267 (94) 173 272 (98) 174

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Nótaí 18. Pinsean a) Tuairisc ar na scéimeanna Feidhmíonn Teilifís na Gaeilge scéim shochair shainithe agus scéim ranníocaíochtaí sainithe dá cuid fostaithe. Cuireadh deireadh leis an scéim shochair shainithe ar 5 Nollaig 2016. Maoinítear na scéimeanna agus 2017 2016 coinnítear sócmhainní ar leithligh ó shócmhainní Theilifís na Gaeilge. €’000 €’000 Tabhaíodh na costais phinsin seo a leanas le linn na bliana: 497 429 Scéim ranníocaíochtaí shainithe – (270) Costas na scéime shocair shainithe (Nóta 18 (g) ) 497 159

Déantar ranníocaíochta chuig an scéim shochair shainithe ag rátaí a mholann achtúirí cáilithe neamhspleácha. An luacháil achtúireach iomlán is déanaí a hullmhaíodh amhail an 30 Meán Fómhair 2016. Rinneadh na ríomha dliteanas agus costais trí úsáid a bhaint as sonraí ballraíochta a chuir riarthóirí na scéime ar fáil ag an dáta éifeachtach. Tá measúnú déanta ar na dliteanais agus na costais trí úsáid aonaid theilgthe.

b) Bonn Tuisceana Airgeadais Scéim Shochair Shainithe Cuireadh deireadh leis an scéim ar 5 Nollaig 2016. Is iad seo a leanas na príomhbhoinn tuisceana achtúireacha amhail 2017 2016 an 30 Meán Fómhair 2016: %%

Ráta lascaine N/A 1.30% Méadú ar innéascú praghsanna tomhaltais N/A 2.25% Méadú ar thuillimh inphinsin N/A 3.75% Méadú ar íocaíocht phinsin N/A 3.75%

c) Bonn Tuisceana Déimeagrafacha Cuirtear san áireamh sa mbonn mortlaíochta atá in úsáid anseo na feabhais in ionchais saoil le himeacht ama, ionas go mbraithﬁdh an t-ionchas saoil ag an scor ar an mbliain ag ar bhain comhalta amach an aois scoir (aois 60 bliain). Léiríonn an tábla thíos an t-ionchas saoil do chomhaltaí a shroichfeadh aois 60 bliain i 2017 agus 2016.

2017 2016 Ionchas saoil – ﬁreann N/A 86.8 Ionchas saoil – baineann N/A 88.5

d) Athrú ar dhualgais sochair 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Luach reatha dualgas na scéime ag tús na bliana – 1,230 Costas seirbhíse reatha – 115 Costas úis – 20 (Gnóthachan)/caillteanas achtúireachta – 219 Dliteanas cealaithe ar shocrú – (1,584) Luach reatha dualgas na scéime ag deireadh na bliana ––

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Nótaí Pinsean (ar lean) e) Athrú ar shócmhainní scéime 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Luach cóir ar shócmhainní scéime ag tús na bliana – Aischur ionchais ar shócmhainní scéime – 1,311 Gnóthachan/(caillteanas) achtúireachta – 21 Ranníocaíochtaí fostóra – 137 Ranníocaíochtaí comhaltaí – 92 Sócmhainní roinnte ar bhaill ar shocrú – 16 Costais a bhain le socrú – (1,190) Aisíoc don fostóir – (26) Luach cóir ar shócmhainní scéime ag deireadh na bliana – (361) ––

f) Méideanna aitheanta sa Ráiteas maidir leis an Staid Airgeadais 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Luach reatha dualgais maoinithe –– Luach cóir ar shócmhainní scéime –– Glan-sócmhainn ––

g) Costais phinsin 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Costas seirbhíse reatha – 115 Costas úis – 20 Aischur ionchais ar shócmhainní scéime – (21) Ranníocaíochtaí comhaltaí – (16) Caillteanas/ (Gnóthachan) glan ar shocrú agus ciorrúcháin – (368) Iomlán – (270)

h) Ba é an ghlan-ghnóthachain achtúirigh a aithníodh sa Ráiteas maidir le hIoncam Cuimsitheach don bhliain dar chríoch 31 Nollaig 2017 agus €0 (2016:€82,000 – gnóthachan).

i) Ranníocaíochtaí Cuireadh deireadh leis an scéim sochar sainithe i 2016.

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Nótaí 19. Na Stiúrthóirí agus an Rúnaí agus a Leasanna

Tugtar thíos na Stiúrthóirí agus Rúnaí a d’fhóin i rith na bliana: Táillí Táillí 2017 2016 Stiúrthóir/Rúnaí Dáta a ceapadh le linn €’000 €’000 na bliana (más ann) Alan Esslemont (Ardstiúrthóir – ceaptha 14/10/2016) –– Pól Ó Gallchóir (Ardstiúrthóir – dáta scoir 30/9/2016) –– Seosamh Ó Conghaile 3.6 12.6 Siún Ní Raghallaigh (Cathaoirleach) Athcheaptha 17/04/2017 21.6 21.6 Andréa Ní Éalaithe 3.6 12.6 Des Geraghty Athcheaptha 17/04/2017 12.6 12.6 Mairéad Ní Cheóinín Athcheaptha 17/04/2017 12.6 12.6 Micheál Seoighe Athcheaptha 17/04/2017 12.6 12.6 Mairéad Nic Suibhne (Dáta scoir 9/5/2016) –– Michelle Ní Chróinín Athcheaptha 17/04/2017 –– Diarmuid Ó Ruiséal 12.6 12.6 Bríd Ní Fhachtna 12.6 12.6 Frank Reidy 12.6 12.6 Mairéad Ní Nuadháin 21/11/2017 1.4 – Siobhán Ní Ghadhra 21/11/2017 1.4 – Darach Ó Tuairisg 21/11/2017 1.4 – Pádhraic Ó Ciardha (Rúnaí an Bhoird) –– Mary Uí Chadhain (Rúnaí) –– 108.6 122.4

Costais €14,500 a bhain le baill an Bhoird i 201 7, (2016:€14,000) le haghaidh: taisteal intíre €9,700 (2016:€10,000), cothbháil €3,000 (2016:€3,000) agus costaisí eile (rúnaíocht, siamsaíocht agus traenáil san áireamh) €1,800 (2016: €1,000). Faoi réir na bhforálacha san Acht Craolacháin 2009, ghlac an Bord le nós imeachta maidir le nochtadh leasanna áirithe ag comhaltaí agus comhlíonadh an nós imeachta seo i rith na bliana.

20. Áitreabh Feidhmíonn Teilifís na Gaeilge as áitreabh atá lonnaithe i mBaile na hAbhann, Co na Gaillimhe. Tá uinéaracht ag Teilifís na Gaeilge ar rúileas an áitreabh i mBaile na hAbhann agus tá an oiﬁg i mBaile Átha Cliath ar chíos faoi cheadúnas ar feadh téarma trí bliana a thosaigh ar an 24 Samhain 2013 ag muirear bliantúil cíosa de €23.5k. Táthar ag leanacht leis na comhráite féachaint le síneadh bliana a chur leis an gceadúnas don oiﬁg i mBaile Átha Cliath.

21. Sócmhainní Airgeadais Is comhfhiontar neamhbhrabúis é Multiplex Broadcasting Services Northern Ireland Limited (MBSN) a bhunaigh TG4 agus RTÉ i nDeireadh Fómhair 2012. Bunaíodh an comhfhiontar chun tarchur digiteach trastíre saor go haer i dTuaisceart Éireann a éascú maidir le TG4, RTÉ1 agus RTÉ2. Trí gnáth-scair atá i scairchaipiteal na cuideachta, dhá ceann in úinéireacht RTÉ agus ceann in úinéireacht TG4. Rinne MBSN comhaontú le RTÉ agus Roinn Cultúir, Meán agus Spóirt na Ríochta Aontaithe (DCMS) inar haontaíodh gur seasfaidh RTÉ (dhá dtrian) agus DCMS (aon trian) costais tarchuir MBSN. Maoinítear costais eile ar nós costais réamh-chorpraithe agus costais leanúnacha riaracháin de réir an choibhnis chéanna ag RTÉ agus DCMS.

22. Tiomantais Chlár/Chearta Ceannacháin Tá tiomantais chlár/chearta ceannacháin ag Teilifís na Gaeilge mar seo leanas: 2017 2016 €’000 €’000

Conraithe ach ní raibh soláthar déanta ina leith ag deireadh na bliana 36,102 27,407

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Nótaí 23. Tiomantais 2017 2016 Tá tiomantais chaipitil ag Teilifís na Gaeilge mar seo a leanas: €’000 €’000

Conraithe ach ní raibh soláthar déanta ina leith ag deireadh na bliana. 138 72

24. Idirbheartaíocht RTÉ Fuair Teilifís na Gaeilge 365 uair (2016:365) de chláir Gaeilge saor in aisce ó RTÉ sa bhliain dar chríoch 31 Nollaig 2017.

25. Neamhchosaint Airgeadra Coigríche Is as íocaíochtaí ar chláracha ceannaithe go príomha a eascrann neamhchosaint airgeadra. Fálaíonn Teilifís na Gaeilge a neamhchosaint airgeadra coigríche trí réamh-chonarthaí don US Dollar a aontú nuair is cuí, dar leis. Luach iomlán a bhí orthu seo i 2017 ná $0 (2016:$0). Ní raibh aon chonradh airgeadra coigríche amuigh ag deireadh na bliana (2016: $0).

26. Ceadú na Ráiteas Airgeadais Cheadaigh an Bord stiúrtha na Ráitis Airgeadais ar an 23 Aibreán 2018.

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Annual Report 2017 Mission, Vision and Core Values 3 TG4’s Commitments for 2017 5 Key TG4 Performance Highlights of 2017 9 The Board of Teilifís na Gaeilge and Other Information 19 Chairman’s Report 20 Director General’s Report 22 Governance Statement and Board Members’ Report 27 Finance Review 2017 30 Financial Statements 31-53 L urgan Beo léirithe ag Iris Productions Mission, Vision and Core Values

TG4’s mission is to deliver entertaining and innovative TG4’s Core Values ‘What a phenomenal media services that celebrate Irish language creativity job TG4 has done. and connect with audiences at home and worldwide. Connection: Especially given the Through partnership with the Irish language audio-visual l To provide a daily link for the Irish language to every resources you have, it sector, we enable the creation of world-class content and household in the country. is an exceptional support economic growth in Ireland. l To put our audiences at the centre of everything we do. service you provide. TG4’s vision is “to promote successfully Irish language l To offer an alternative viewpoint on national and Keep it up. You make and culture and ensure a central place for TG4 in Irish international affairs. all other stations look people’s lives, both in Ireland and abroad”. fake and empty.’ Quality and Value-for-Money: TG4’s vision and mission can be encapsulated in TG4’s — Duine den lucht féachana motto “ súil eile ”, which recognises the need to stay l To provide a high quality programme schedule. Mark Nally, Ros Comáin, 29/5/17 mainstream with niche programming through the l To operate a cost effective and efficient structure. commissionin g/ acquisition and broadcasting of high Creativity: quality programmes, capable of competing for, achieving l To be creative in our output and everything we do. and maintaining strong viewership levels. l To continue to deliver innovative and unique TG4’s values influence the way in which its strategy programmes. will be achieved, the style in which it operates and overall, reflect the principles which are the core characteristics of Proactive: the organisation. It is expected that each TG4 employee l To maintain the “can do” attitude cultivated and now will use these values as their guiding principles to direct established within our organisation and staff. their on-the-job behaviours.

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Annual Report 2017 3 Seoladh an Fhómhair TG4’s Commitments For 2017

For 2017, TG4 presented 18 commitments across 4. Deliver measures to strengthen TG4’s reach with ‘The success of the 5 themes as follows: audiences in Northern Ireland and with the Club Championships i Audiences – impact and reach Diaspora. on TG4 has prompted ii Content – high quality and distinctive 5. Establish an expanded audience measurement and Eir Sport to move into iii Promotion and development of the Irish reporting system for the core Irish language this area. On top of language and culture audience and develop other performance tracking the live coverage, the iv Transparency and efﬁciency measures. Laochra Gael documentaries produced v Trust and good governance 6. Increase TG4’s sub-titling levels to enhance accessibility for audiences. by the station are some of the ﬁnest (i) Audiences – Impact and Reach GAA documentaries 1. Implement a “twin-pole” audience-focused (ii) Content – High Quality and ever made. All of strategy to rebuild TG4’s resonance with national Distinctive which shows the television audiences and to ensure our content and 7. Develop TG4’s broadcast schedule and programming commitment TG4 has services are valued highly by our core Irish language to support delivery of the new twin-pole audience to producing as much audience. strategy. live GAA coverage as 2. Grow TG4’s reach and engagement with audiences 8. Develop non-linear content and social media as a possible and making it across the Player, web and mobile services. strategic asset for TG4. available to as many 3. Strengthen TG4’s position with younger audiences – 9. Promote innovation and creativity throughout TG4’s people as they can.’ children, teens and 15-34 year olds. content, services and partnerships. — Neil Glackin, Pundit Arena , 12/4/17

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(iii) Promotion and Development of 11. Continue the development of TG4’s Irish language the Irish Language and Culture Digital Archive. 12. Engage actively with the Government’s Creative 10. Introduce innovative measures to promote greater Ireland initiative and reinvigorate TG4’s support for stability and growth in the Irish independent the implementation of the Government’s 20 Year production sector, including in the Gaeltacht. Strategy for the Irish Language (2010-2030).

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6 Annual Report 2017 (iv) Transparency and Efficiency ‘TG4 is the best station in this country. 13. Deliver efficiency and value-for-money, making the It has the most best use of public funding. remarkable 14. Work more closely with RTÉ and other partners to documentaries and enhance our audience reach, reduce costs and drive the best films. It is efficiencies. really marvellous.’ 15. Maintain TG4’s commercial revenues and maximise — Senator David Norris, commercial opportunities. Seanad Éireann, 23/5/17 16. Deliver TG4’s Capital Plan, enhancing services, productivity and efficiency.

(v) Trust and Good Governance 17. Ensure best-practice governance and reporting. 18. Comply with all Codes and regulations under which TG4 functions, exceeding minimum standards where possible

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Annual Report 2017 7 Alba v Éire Key TG4 performance highlights of 2017

TG4’s objective was to deliver 18 commitments in 2017, expanded its Fios Físe measurement to include ‘The second series of each of which comprised a number of targets for weekly as well as daily Irish language speakers. This TG4’s excellent An audiences, programming and content, operations, was expected to reduce TG4's reach in 2017 as it Klondike won two of efficiency and governance etc. Overall, TG4 performed includes those who speak Irish less frequently. The the main drama well. 13 of its 18 commitments were fully achieved, one expanded measure does however reflect the viewing categories.’ was almost fully achieved and four are on-going (with behaviours of all those who speak Irish and is a more — Pat Stacey, good progress) as summarised below. robust measure of performance with active Irish Herald , 11/4/17 speakers. Reach declined from 92% but remains exceptionally high and TG4 will continue to focus on ‘Fortunately some i. Audiences: Impact and Reach maintaining reach with the core audience. TG4 also networks are still Broadcast Audiences: delivered a satisfaction rating with Irish language flying the flag for how In 2017, TG4 delivered a strong audience result for both user audiences of 8 out of 10, exceeding target by the west was won. poles of its twin-pole audience: almost 7%. TG4, appropriately on l 90% reach with the core Irish language audience l Following on from strong growth in 2016, TG4’s the western fringes of was achieved , which exceeded target by 12.5%. TG4 national TV audience average all day share this land, is such a place.’ — Donal O’Donoghue, RTÉ Guide , 8/8/17

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Annual Report 2017 9 Taithí gan Teorainn léirithe ag Loose Horse Ltd

increased again, reﬂecting two years of consecutive TV viewing growth which is unusual in a competitive broadcast market. Share grew 5% to 1.87% 1 and share of prime time viewing grew 13.4% to 1.95% . Highest share on any one day was maintained at 10%. While TG4’s weekly reach with national TV audiences fell, it remains very signiﬁcant at 33%. Average minutes per viewer per day increased 7.4% and highest reach on any one day was maintained at 24%. l TG4’s share performance was very strong in the context of a competitive broadcast market. Half of the top 20 channels in Ireland had 1% or less audience share and TG4 has almost twice this. It maintained 7th position in the most watched channels in Ireland.

Non-linear Audiences: Audience engagement with TG4's non-linear content grew signiﬁcantly in 2017: l Unique visitors to TG4’s website increased 11.5% to 1.98m. The number of page impressions increased 26.4% to almost 19m. The website remained ranked no.1 in the world rankings 2 of Irish language websites.

______1Consolidated share. Live & VOSDAL share was 1.92%. All day, individuals 4 years + (source: Nielsen). Oireachtas 2017 2Alexa world rankings.

10 Annual Report 2017 ‘Michael Fanning’s Irish-language documentary about boxer Sean Mannion packs a punch.’ — Tara Brady, Irish Times , 7/12/17

Rocky Ros Muc léirithe ag Below the Radar l Player hours watched by TG4’s audiences increased ii. High Quality and Distinctive Content by over 18% to 545.5k and Player streams increased In 2017, TG4 launched a new twin-pole audience approach 6% to 2.2m. App downloads continued to grow with focusing on: (i) the core audience of Irish language 231.6k downloads (a growth of over 50%). speakers and (ii) the wider national TV audience. This l All social media video views (includes Player) approach is being fully delivered as part of TG4’s new 5- increased 606% to 10.2m and all social media year strategy (2018-2022): engagement grew over 144% to 1.427m. l 45% of TG4’s broadcast hours was directed at the core Irish language audience (3,128 hours) and 55% was directed at the wider national TV audience (3,781 hours).

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Annual Report 2017 11 Grace Harte léirithe ag Wildﬁre Films

l For the core Irish language audience, TG4 delivered an enhanced news and current affairs service, high- quality drama, entertainment and factual programming along with a strong schedule of children’s programming. Following year-long negotiations with RTÉ and substantial capital investment during the year, TG4 launched the new- look Nuacht TG4 and the new 7 Lá weekly current affairs programme in January 2018. Both of these programmes are being broadcast from the newly refurbished and refitted Studio 2, TG4’s largest studio. l For the wider national TV audience, TG4 delivered stronger, more contemporary factual content, further developed TG4’s sports brand and content and strengthened national live music and cultural events content. l For the first time in 9 years, TG4 invested significantly in commissioned new original content for younger audiences (TG4 investment of €560k – contracted Oireachtas 2017 value of €900k in total). The programmes will be

12 Annual Report 2017 ‘Éire Fhiáin: An Cósta Thiar, a two-part nature doc on TG4, was sumptuously ﬁlmed, comparable to Attenborough at his best.’ — Darragh McManus, Irish Independent , 28/12/17

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delivered in 2018, greatly enhancing the children’s l Support the Irish Independent Production Sector: schedule. It is part of TG4’s content strategy and will most of TG4’s Irish language programmes are continue into 2018 and beyond through multi-annual commissioned from Irish production companies and and single commissioning of content. TG4 spent €21.6m with the sector during 2017 which was almost 88% of content spend for the year. TG4 also delivered signiﬁcant new, creative non-linear content online and on social media platforms. With continued change in media consumption habits, engaging younger audiences with short-form content and social media is ever more important and TG4 needed to increase investment in this area to grow engagement with audiences under 35. During 2017, TG4: l Created and launched a new non-linear content platform BLOC aimed at 18-35 year olds and a new content platform Molscéal aimed at the core audience. l Developed its sports platforms on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Youtube) and its social platforms (on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and YouTube). TG4 also developed Cúla4 content hubs on Facebook and Youtube and supported these with the launch of new non-linear brands for Spórt TG4 , Bloc , Molscéal and Cine4 . iii. Promotion and Development of the Irish Language and Culture In addition to Irish language content, TG4 delivered a range of activities to support the Irish language and culture: Seoladh sceidil an Fhómhair

Annual Report 2017 13 Seoladh an Fhómhair

l As planned, TG4 ceased in-house production of commissioned in 2017 becomes available for the linear content in Spring 2017. It has been replaced schedule. TG4’s objective was to increase the by higher quality commissioned programming. This number of independent production companies initiative will see full fruition in 2018 as the content with multi-annual production agreements. Ten new

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14 Annual Report 2017 Snáithe léirithe ag Magamedia Cispheil Beo multi-annual agreements were established in 2017. part of the output agreements, TG4 has affirmed ‘‘Thank you TG4. Nine went to contract on a four-year output basis in the requirement that producers will hire Irish Thank you so much, 2017 and one in Q1 2018. These agreements will language speakers (staff & service providers) and for what you’ve done result in a more sound commercial footing for these that Irish will be the workplace working language. in the past, what companies, enabling them to build to further l Through these and other mechanisms, TG4 is you’re doing in the growth and internationalisation. supporting the growth of a vibrant creative sector present, and what you l TG4 has also launched a second round of Cine 4 in Ireland. will continue to do in with the Irish Film Board (IFB) and the BAI. This future. We love you, joint-funding initiative supports the development l Irish Language Learning Resource: TG4 developed and we don’t know and production of feature films in the Irish language further content for the Foghlaim.ie website aimed at what we would do and develops strong storytelling, visuals and high Leaving Cert Students studying for oral Irish exams. It without you. I mean, I production values for the cinema screen. The also worked with Comhairle Oideachais Gaelscoile and don’t know how we selection process for projects to go to production Gaelscolaíochta to promote and develop the resource. survived without you was completed. Contracts for 2 films will be signed TG4 Foghlaim was awarded the European Language in the first place.’ in Q2 2018 and production will commence Label 2017. — Mark Townsend, thereafter. l Irish Language Digital Archive: TG4 is establishing Sportstalk.ie , 12/4/17 l TG4 also helps to raise finance for the sector an Irish language Digital Archive to preserve Irish through BAI Sound & Vision and Irish Language content and provide external users online access to Broadcast Fund (ILBF) funding. TG4 productions got some of the content. TG4 completed the News and €2.86m in 2017, with 24 projects supported. Current Affairs Digital Archive in December 2017, it l TG4 also supported the development of talent was launched and made it available for education and skills in the sector through training and research in January 2018. mentoring. Work commenced with the sector, in l TG4 Influence on Normalisation of the Irish particular with Údarás na Gaeltachta, the BAI, IFB, Language: to measure TG4's influence on driving Screen Training Ireland and Gréasán na Meán awareness and normalisation of the Irish language, it (Skillnet), to develop skills and processes. Also, as commissioned an Ipsos MRBI survey (with a national

Annual Report 2017 15 Seoladh Cartlann Nuachta — Páidí Ó Lionáird agus an Aire Denis Naughten, TD

representative sample of 1,000 adults aged 15+). due to an increase in audience share. Cost-per- 82% of respondents recognise TG4 as an important broadcast hour remained at 2016 levels. service for supporting and promoting the Irish l TG4 delivered a number of significant efficiency language. 88% of respondents believe that TG4 initiatives. It restructured the organisation supports the Irish language through its programming throughout the year to establish new cross- and content. 73% believe TG4 brings the Irish functional teams and drive further productivities. 18 language to life. operational staff, previously engaged in linear content production and technical/operational iv. Transparency and Efficiency activities, were up-skilled and are now engaged 50% Operational Expenditure of their time in production of non-linear content. 14 TG4 is committed to ensuring that it makes the best use content producer s/ presenters were up-skilled and of public funding (including spending the highest possible redeployed from programme production to social share on Irish language content) and that the cost of medi a/ non-linear content creation. TG4’s overheads remains as low as possible. l A key objective is to invest at least 70% of public Commercial Income funding in Irish language programmin g/ content. In l TG4’s commercial revenue was ahead of target for 2017, TG4 exceeded this and spent 74.5% of its 2017 by almost 21% . Advertising and sponsorship public funding on Irish language income increased by 22.6% to €2.614m in 2017 programmin g/content . The remaining 25.5% was compared to €2.133m in 2016. Other commercial spent on its broadcast and related activities. In total, income fell slightly by 1.3% to €1.456m compared to TG4 spent €26.3m on programmin g/ content of €1.475m in 2016. Total commercial income was up which €24.572m was on Irish language almost 13% to €4.07m. This is a strong performance programmin g/ content. in a highly competitive TV advertising and media l In 2017, staff costs, excluding production staff costs, market in Ireland. represented 10.4% of TG4’s total operating expenditure. Overheads accounted for less than 6%. Capital Investment These costs are low for management and l TG4 received additional capital funding in 2017 to administration. cover the cost of upgrading the studios and for other l TG4’s cost-per-viewer hour fell 5% in 2017 3€24.696m programme spend less archive costs of €175k plus (excluding audience associated with RTÉ 365 hours) production staff costs of €1.78m.

16 Annual Report 2017 capital developments. The target capital plan was revised during the year to reflect a capital spend target of €1.45m. Almost all capital developments were fully delivered during the year. Actual capital spend exceeded the revised target for the year by 4.5% but this was due to a timing difference only. Of note is the complete refit of Studio 2 to incorporate TG4 Nuacht and 7Lá sets, two new video walls, a new LED set lighting system and control and high definition (HD) upgrade of Studio 1 broadcast facilities.

Economic Benefits l TG4’s value-for-money can also be measured through its impact on the wider national economy. The direct, indirect and induced contribution to national earnings of TG4 was almost €60m in 2017 with an associated employment impact of 791 jobs 4. This indicates the level of expenditure by TG4 in Ireland and the level of expenditure on indigenous Bus Ghlaschú léirithe ag HG Productions programming and services rather than on acquired content and services from international markets. It governance delivered by the UCD Smurfit Business ‘Of all the channels I also continues to show that for every €1 invested by School. 7 full Board meetings were held and 2 watch, I watch more TG4 in the creative industries in Ireland, it was worth meetings were held with Board members only TG4 than any other almost €2 to the economy of Ireland. TG4 continues (without the Executive). channel purely to have important financial, employment and l Delivered the ASPC, Performance Review, five-year because of the sport creative benefits for the Irish economy more Statement of Strategy and Annual Report. and the document- generally. l Reviewed the new Code of Practice for the aries it shows as I have Governance of State Bodies and implemented it in a personal interest in v. Trust and Good Governance full. many of those.’ TG4’s governance performance was strong in keeping l Carried out an in-depth risk management review of — Minister for Communications, with prior years. During 2017, TG4: TG4 and reported to the Board on same. Climate Action and Environment l Delivered all statutory obligations as reflected in its (Deputy Denis Naughten), l Delivered 3 internal audits. 23/5/17 objects and in broadcasting codes etc. l Developed a new five-year Statement of Strategy l Delivered all required policies and charters. E.g. (2018-2022) for Board approval. Customer Service Charter, Code of Practice for the l Worked with the BAI on the annual and five-year PSB Handling of Complaints etc. review. l Reported regularly to the Board and BAI on l Contributed fully to Government Inter-Departmental compliance with broadcasting codes and regulations. economic analysis of the Irish TV, film and animation l Ensured best practice governance and reporting. In industries carried out by Olsberg SPI. addition, three new members were appointed to the Board in November and TG4 supported their 4 Based on an analysis of TG4’s 2017 expenditure (operating and induction including a session on corporate capital including programme funding) in Ireland.

Annual Report 2017 17 Cúl Stáitse – Oireachtas 2017 léirithe ag Aniar TV The Board of Teilifís na Gaeilge and other information

The Board of Teilifís na Gaeilge was established in April Company Secretary and Registered Ofﬁce 2007 under the provision of the Broadcasting Act, 2001. Mary Uí Chadhain The Board consists of a Chair and 11 members, including TG4 the Director General in an ex-ofﬁcio capacity and a staff Baile na hAbhann representative. The appointments are made by the Co. na Gaillimhe Minister for Communications, Climate Change and Environment . Secretary to the Board On the 16 April 2017 the term of the Chairman and six Pádhraic Ó Ciardha Board members expired. On the 17 of April 2017, the Sub-Committees of the Board Minister for Communications, Climate Change and There are two sub-committees of the Board as follows: Environment reappointed the Chairman and four Board members and appointed three new Board members in Audit and Risk Committee November 2017. Des Geraghty (Chairman) (Cessation date 11/12/2017) Micheál Seoighe (Cessation date 11/12/2017) The Board met 7 times during the 12 months to the 31st Michelle Ní Chróinín (Cessation date 11/12/2017) December 2017. Bríd Ní Fhachtna (Chairman) (Commenced 11/12/2017 ) Mairéad Ní Nuadháin (Commenced 11/12/2017) Board Members and Director General at 31st December Frank Reidy (Commenced 11/12/2017) 2017: During the 12 months to 31st December 2017, the Audit and Risk Committee met on 4 occasions after which they reported to the Board. The Internal Audit function reports directly to the Audit and Risk Committee.

Remuneration Committee Siún Ní Raghallaigh (Chairman) Andréa Ní Éalaithe (Cessation date 16/04/2017) Siún Ní Raghallaigh Alan Esslemont Des Geraghty (Chairman) (Director General) (Reappointed Des Geraghty (Commenced 11/12/2017) (Reappointed 17/04/2017) Micheál Seoighe (Commenced 11/12/2017) 17/04/2017) The Remuneration Committee met once in the year to 31st December 2017.

Auditor Comptroller and Auditor General Ofﬁce of the Comptroller and Auditor General Mairéad Ní Cheóinín Micheál Seoighe Michelle Ní Chróinín 3A Mayor Street (Reappointed (Reappointed (Reappointed Spencer Dock, Dublin 1 17/04/2017) 17/04/2017) 17/04/2017) Bankers AIB Lynch’s Castle Shop Street Galway

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Annual Report 2017 19 Chairman’s Report

Audience Impact and Engagement 2017, will address the many opportunities and As Ireland’s national Irish language public service challenges facing TG4 in the challenging and competitive broadcaster, TG4 has transformed the image of the Irish public service broadcasting environment of today and the language and Irish language television through original, future. The strategy addresses how TG4 aims to: grow quality content which celebrates Irish culture and national audience share and reach through engaging and creativity. TG4 is a platform to represent, entertain and entertaining content; serve habitual Irish speaking inform Irish language speakers. Since launch, we have audiences better; and enable the creation of world-class also sought to ensure that as wide an audience as content through partnership with the Irish language possible share the experiences we provide and we do this production sector. Our strategy will address critical through our twin-pole audience strategy. This strategy economic and cultural public policy objectives and reflects the fact that there is a marked difference in the deliver benefits for the Irish economy. way in which habitual Irish speakers (our core Irish We welcome the increase in current funding in 2017, language audience) engage with TG4 compared to the however, to deliver our new strategy, TG4 needs to have way in which non-habitual and non-Irish speakers (the its funding level restored and achieve stability in funding national TV audience) engage. for content. TG4 has affirmed the base funding level In 2017, TG4 delivered a strong performance with required to execute our strategic goals and we are both poles of our audience. We achieved a 90% reach seeking additional funding to bring our total public with the core Irish language audience which exceeded our funding in line with these requirements. This is vital in a target for the year. Following on from strong growth in broadcast and media environment which is constantly 2016, TG4’s national TV audience share increased again, evolving and where the role of public service broad- reflecting two years of consecutive TV viewing growth casting needs to be equipped to face these challenges. which is unusual in a competitive broadcast market. Average all day share grew 5% to 1.9% and share of prime Independent Production time viewing grew to almost 2%. To put this in A core aspect of TG4’s new strategy is to enable the perspective, half of the top 20 channels in Ireland have creation of world-class content through partnership with 1% or less audience share and TG4 has twice this. We also the Irish language production sector. In 2017, most of maintained 7th position in the most watched channels in TG4’s Irish language programmes were commissioned Ireland. This was a strong performance which was from the sector with TG4 spending c.€22m, almost 90% achieved through our quality, entertaining Irish program- of our content funding for the year. As planned, TG4 ming and our development of TG4’s broadcast schedule ceased in-house production of linear content in Spring and programming to support delivery of our new twin- 2017. In-house production has been replaced by higher pole audience strategy. It was also supported by quality commissioned programming. This initiative will leveraging additional investment in programming and see full fruition in 2018 as the content commissioned in demonstrates the impact and value of investing in 2017 becomes available for the schedule. TG4’s objective content to increase reach and engagement with is to increase the number of multi-annual production audiences. agreements with independent production companies and ten new agreements were established, nine of which New Strategy for 2018-2022 went to contract on a four-year output basis in 2017. For TG4, 2017 was not only a year of stronger audience These agreements will result in a more sound commercial performance, but also of revitalisation of the service. footing for the independent production sector, enabling TG4’s new Ardstiúrthóir Alan Esslemont, who was companies to build to further growth and international- appointed at the end of 2016, is leading the organisation isation. into its next five-year strategy. The strategy for 2018- TG4 has also launched a second round of Cine 4 with 2022, which was approved by the Board at the end of the Irish Film Board and the Broadcast Authority of

20 Annual Report 2017 Ireland. This joint-funding initiative supports the Looking Forward to 2018 development and production of feature films in the Irish While 2017 was a challenging year, more challenges are language and develops strong storytelling, visuals and ahead and we must continue to monitor the uncertainty high production values for the cinema screen. The in Ireland’s economic outlook. With the many risks to the selection process for projects to go to production was economy including a hard Brexit, tax reform in the US and completed in 2017 and we look forward to the potential overheating in the Irish economy, we must commencement of their production in 2018. always be mindful of the possibility of another recession. Through these and other mechanisms, TG4 is supporting However, we also recognise the significant improvement the growth of a vibrant, creative content production in the economy over the past five years, a trend forecast sector in Ireland. to continue into the future. We are confident that the climate and conditions are right for TG4 to have funding Thanks levels restored. TG4 aims to invest almost all additional I would like to thank our Minister Denis Naughten, TD, for funding in content, the majority commissioned from the his on-going support along with his Department officials, independent production sector, in addition to Irish in particular the Secretary General Mark Griffin who has language audio-visual talent development. Through been extremely supportive of TG4 and our work. investing more in independent production and spending I would like to extend my thanks to my fellow Board more with the creative industries in Ireland, we will members. Their continued work is invaluable in guiding support more highly-skilled jobs in regional areas in the organisation to achieving its full potential. I welcome particular. We view this as a very important element of the three new members who joined the Board in late the role of a public service broadcaster alongside the 2017 and I also wish to thank the two members who presentation to our audiences of content that reflects our concluded their term on TG4’s Board. Joe Connolly language, culture and society. Securing additional served for ten years and Andréa Ní Éalaithe served for five funding to invest in content is critical if we are to drive years . Their commitment to the Board has contributed audience growth, achieve a step change in performance greatly to its effectiveness. I would also like to thank the and stabilise and grow Irish language communities across Board Sub-committees and Secretaries for the important Ireland. Securing additional funding is also particularly work they do. Our thanks also goes to the Audience important with the scale of the challenges facing TG4 as Council for its work in helping us to understand the a niche, indigenous language broadcaster. While it is clear opinions and requirements of TG4 audiences. that TG4 continues to successfully drive awareness and We are also grateful to the Broadcast Authority of normalisation of the Irish language, it is also clear that Ireland, the Irish Language Broadcast Fund and the Irish adequate funding is required in order to secure TG4’s Film Board for their continued support, to RTÉ for its public service role into the future. support which includes the annual statutory provision of 365 hours of Irish language content and to the many producers in Ireland’s independent production sector. The success of TG4’s schedule relies on their creative and entertaining programme supply. Finally, I would like to give my thanks to TG4’s management and staff under the strong and visionary leadership of Ardstiúrthóir, Alan Esslemont. It has been a challenging but fruitful year and Alan and the team have delivered many positive changes to position TG4 well for the future. The Board and I look forward to working with Siún Ní Raghallaigh them all in the year ahead. Cathaoirleach

Annual Report 2017 21 Director General’s Report

I am delighted to present TG4’s Annual Report for 2017, almost 1.9% and our share of prime time viewing grew following my first full year in office as TG4’s Ardstiúrthóir. to almost 2%. Our highest share on any one day was One of the many achievements during the year was maintained at 10%. TG4 ’s weekly reach with national TV the development of a new five-year strategy for the audiences remained very significant at 33% and highest service (2018-2022). Our vision is TG4 Gach Ái t/ TG4 reach on any one day was maintained at 24%. To help put Everywhere . We aim for TG4’s brand to be synonymous some more context on TG4’s audience share perform- with strong, creative Irish language content which will be ance, half of the top 20 channels in Ireland had 1% or available in the home, on the go and in cinemas, both in less audience share in 2017 but TG4 has almost twice Ireland and worldwide, through direct and syndicated this. This is very positive for an indigenous language provision. Through this, we aim to ensure universal access broadcaster operating in an English-speaking media and the normalisation of the Irish language in the daily market where we face competition from national and lives of Irish people. global media companies with major content budgets. Through our new vision and strategy, we have the This growth was achieved by leveraging the additional opportunity to restore TG4’s vibrancy, impact and reach. investment we made in broadcast programming which 2017 was a year of significant change and transition to lay was supported by the special programme grant we the foundations for this and we have already made great received in 2016. It demonstrates the audience benefits strides in restoring TG4 audiences. from investing in high quality, original and entertaining A core aspect of our new strategy, and underpinning programming and content. the renewal of the service, is TG4’s twin-pole audience approach. This recognises the difference in the way in Our Digital Audiences which habitual Irish speakers engage with TG4 compared Audience engagement with TG4’s non-linear content also to the way non-habitual Irish speakers engage and people grew strongly during 2017. With evolving media who don’t speak Irish. We are focusing on maintaining a consumption patterns, particularly amongst younger high level of reach with our core Irish language audience audiences, engaging this audience cohort with short- and also increasing their satisfaction with TG4, while at form content and social media is so important. As the same time, growing our share of the broader national planned , TG4 invested in, and delivered, new non-linear television audience. While our new audience approach content online and on social media platforms. In 2017, will only be fully delivered as part of TG4’s new five-year we launched a new non-linear content platform BLOC strategy for the service, it is already producing solid which is aimed at 18-35 year olds. We launched a new results. content platform MOLSCÉAL aimed at core Irish language audiences. We developed TG4’s sports platforms on Our Television Audiences social media (Facebook, Twitter and Youtube) and our In 2017, TG4 delivered strong engagement with both social platforms on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, poles of our twin-pole audience. We achieved a 90% Snapchat and YouTube. TG4 also developed our services reach with our core Irish language audience which is for children including Cúla4 content hubs on Facebook exceptionally high when compared to other indigenous and Youtube. All have been performing well, as reflected language broadcast services worldwide. To understand in the growth of our digital audiences. our Irish audiences even better, we expanded our Fios The number of unique visitors to TG4’s website Físe measurement panel to include weekly as well as increased to almost 2m and the number of page daily Irish language speakers. This was expected to impressions increased to c.19m. Our website remained reduce TG4’s reach in 2017 as it includes those who ranked number one in the world rankings 5 of Irish speak Irish less frequently and this did happen but we language websites. Player hours watched by TG4’s expect audience levels to stabilise over the coming years. audiences increased to almost 546k and Player streams The expanded panel reflects the viewing behaviours of increased to 2.2m. App downloads continued to grow – all those who speak Irish and is a more robust measure of by over 50% during 2017 alone. TG4 social media video TG4’s performance with active Irish speakers. In terms views increased to 10.2m and social media engagement of our core audience’s satisfaction with TG4, we grew to over 1.4m. delivered a satisfaction rating of 8 out of 10. Again, this was a strong result and exceeded our target for the year. Younger Audiences Our performance with the wider national television Viewing behaviour differs strikingly across audience audience was also very strong. In 2016, we reported that segments with younger audiences watching less it was the first year since 2009 that TG4’s audience share television than older audiences. Despite this, live increased and that we aimed to build on this perform- television remains dominant and still holds the majority ance in the years ahead. I am very pleased to say that in share of viewing audio-visual content in Ireland. 2017, TG4’s national TV audience share increased again Combined with recorded television, linear television which is two years of consecutive TV viewing growth. accounts for the bulk of viewing with almost 84% of This is a good performance and is not in keeping with viewing time on average. current broadcast market trends where share is falling for the majority of broadcasters. TG4’s share grew to 5 Alexa world rankings.

22 Annual Report 2017 TG4 Audience Share 2012-2017

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Almost 90% of homes with children have access to addition, online viewing is overtaking TV as children’s top multi-channel viewing and TG4’s children’s service Cúla4 media choice. Younger people are more connected and competes with a number of dedicated children’s channels disposed towards non-linear, short-form content and including Nickelodeon, Disney, Boomerang and CBBC etc. social media and competition for younger audience as well as children’s programming on other channels. In viewing is challenging.

Annual Report 2017 23 For 2017, TG4 committed to providing a strong support the production of Irish language feature films for broadcast schedule for younger audiences and to cinema release. increase investment in digital content and Apps for -T G4 also supports the sector in other ways. Through children and teen audiences. We performed well against our commissioning process, we help to raise finance for the targets we set ourselves for the year. Our share of the sector through Broadcast Authority of Ireland Sound children’s audiences increased by over 6% in 2017, & Vision funding and through Irish Language Broadcast exceeding our target for the year. Children’s usage of the Fund funding. Our productions obtained almost €2.9m in website grew to 952k. There was a 46% increase in TG4’s 2017 with 24 projects supported. TG4 also supports children’s Player streams and a 95% increase in Cúla4 development of production sector skills through training YouTube views. There was a 230% increase in our social and mentoring. Throughout 2017, we worked particularly media video views and a 50% increase in social media with Údarás na Gaeltachta, the Broadcast Authority of engagement with our younger audiences which is very Ireland, the Irish Film Board, Screen Training Ireland and positive. TG4’s share of younger adult audiences (15-34) Gréasán na Meán (Skillnet), to develop sector skills and also increased in 2017 and again exceeded our targets for processes. The Irish language is an important part of our the year. focus and as part of our new agreements with independent producers, we have affirmed that Irish will be their TG4’s Publisher Broadcaster Model & Impact on workplace working language. the Irish Creative Economy TG4’s operating model is that of a publisher broadcaster Quality Entertaining Programming whereby we commission content from the Irish independ- Throughout 2017, TG4’s schedule delivered a slate of ent production sector. The importance of our partnership quality, entertaining Irish programming. We also devel- with the sector, which we have pioneered over the last oped our broadcast schedule and programming to two decades, cannot be understated. Even though the support delivery of our new twin-pole audience approach. sector remains fragile, TG4’s approach has sustained it For TG4’s core Irish language audiences, we strengthened through a severe financial crisis and has helped to develop news and current affairs content and increased the capabilities of the companies and individual talent production of drama, entertainment and factual program- with whom we work. Our publisher broadcaster model ming. Following extensive development work and has also helped to develop a number of production investment in 2017, we launched the new-look Nuacht clusters outside of Dublin, supporting growth and inward TG4 and the new 7Lá weekly current affairs programme investment in the sector. in January 2018. Both of these programmes are being A fundamental part of TG4’s mission is to enable the broadcast from TG4’s newly refurbished and refitted creation of world-class content and support economic Studio 2, our largest studio. growth in Ireland. We do this through partnership with TG4 commenced commissioning for our twin pole the Irish language audio-visual sector and supporting audience during 2017 and the schedule will benefit from creative industries’ growth in Ireland. As planned, in 2017 the effects of this strategy during 2018 in particular. A TG4 transitioned from in-house production of linear, good example of programmes which were very successful broadcast content to outsourcing more to independent in reaching our core Irish language audience in 2017 was production sector companies. Through diverting in- Rocky Rosmuc. This aired during the Christmas holidays, house linear content spend to new multi-annual having had a cinema release in quarter 3 2017 and 67% agreements with Irish production companies, TG4 is of our core audience watched it on Christmas Day alone. A providing a more stable source of funding to enable these special mention should also be made of programmes companies raise production quality, grow employment which were new to the schedule in 2017 and aimed at the and develop a slate of production projects. Ultimately, core Irish speaking audience namely Lár Stáitse and Cúl TG4’s investment will help to strengthen and internation- Stáitse from the Oireachtas. Both were well received, alise companies especially in the regions. There are also securing an approval rating of approximately 50% from real benefits for TG4’s audiences. Higher-quality content our Fios Físe core audience panel. will help to ensure that our schedule is distinctive, To grow our audience share with national television reflects Irish cultural identity and gives a fresh approach audiences, we invested in three genres of content in 2017 to entertainment. as part of our new twin-pole strategy. Again the schedule In 2017, most of TG4’s Irish language programmes will see the effects of this strategy for the national tele- were commissioned from the Irish independent vision audience during 2018. The genres were: stronger, production sector and we spent 88% of TG4’s content more contemporary factual content; sport; and national budget with the sector during the year. We established live music/cultural events. TG4’s live music/cultural ten new multi-annual production agreements in 2017, of events programmes included Fleadh TV which has been which nine went to contract on a four-year output basis. an outstanding success for the national audience in 2017 We also launched a second round of Cine 4 with the Irish with a reach of 700k across the week of its broadcast in Film Board and the Broadcast Authority of Ireland to August 2017.

24 Annual Report 2017 TG4’s sports broadcasting remained strong and activities which compares very favourably to other continued to be a cornerstone of TG4’s schedule in 2017. indigenous language broadcasters. Total commercial Programmes included GAA, Ladies football, rugby and income was up almost 13% in 2017 to over €4m. This is a horse racing all of which very popular and successful in strong performance in a highly competitive television attracting large audiences for TG4. TG4 has had a long and advertising and media market in Ireland and was the fruitful association with Ladies Football (Peil na mBan) highest our commercial income has been since 2009. and in 2017 the Ladies all Ireland Final achieved the In 2017, TG4 also delivered a number of important highest ever viewing figure (an average 303,800 viewers) capital projects for the service. For example, we received for the event. In additional the Games in Croke Park saw additional capital funding to cover the cost of upgrading the largest ever attendance at the All Ireland ladies Final at TG4’s broadcast studios. This included a complete refit of 46.3k. This was also the largest at any women’s sports Studio 2 to incorporate TG4 Nuacht and 7Lá sets, new event in Europe during the year. video walls, LED set lighting system and control etc. and high definition (HD) upgrade of TG4’s Studio 1 broadcast Our Impact on the Irish Language facilities. It is widely accepted that TG4 has helped to normalise the Irish language and give it prominence and our market Thanks research clearly demonstrates this. To measure our There are many individuals and organisations I would like influence on driving awareness and normalisation of the to thank. Irish language, for the past few years we have comm- Firstly, I would like to thank our Minister Denis issioned an annual Ipsos MRBI survey (with a national Naughten, TD, along with his officials in the Department representative sample of 1,000 adults aged 15+). In of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. I 2017, 82% of survey respondents said they recognise would particularly like to thank the Secretary General TG4 as an important service for supporting and Mark Griffin who has been so positive and supportive of promoting the Irish language. 88% of respondents TG4. We are grateful for the additional funding we have believe that TG4 supports the Irish language through our received and look forward to working with them in the programming and content. 73% of respondents said they years ahead as we deliver our new strategy for 2018- believe TG4 brings the Irish language to life. 2022. I wish to thank the TG4 Board members and Efficiency and Value-for-Money Cathaoirleach Siún Ní Raghallaigh for their commitment TG4 is committed to efficiency, value-for-money and to to TG4 and for the guidance they gave to the TG4 making the best use of our public funding. Two of our executive during the 2017 year. It was an especially annual objectives are to invest 70% of our public funding challenging year as we developed our new strategy and in Irish language programming and content and to ensure we are appreciative of the support the Board provided in that the cost of our overheads remains as low as possible. this task. In 2017, we exceeded this and spent almost 75% of our My thanks also goes to the Broadcast Authority of public funding on Irish language programming and Ireland, the Irish Film Board, the Northern Ireland Irish content (with the remaining 25% spent on broadcasting Language Broadcast Fund, RTÉ and to the Irish independ- and related activities). Staff costs and overheads ent production sector. We recognise and appreciate the accounted for only 16.4% of our total expenditure during creative talent which makes the sector such a central the year (excluding production staff) and this is very low contributor to TG4’s services. Thanks are also due to many for management and administration. other organisations with which we work to develop the TG4’s cost-per-viewer hour fell 5% in 2017 which was Irish language and culture. We look forward to working a good result for the year and was due to the increase in with them all again during 2018. TG4’s audience share. Cost-per-broadcast hour remained Finally, I would like to sincerely thank my colleagues, at 2016 levels. the management and staff of TG4. We have achieved so We also delivered a number of efficiency initiatives. much in the space of a year and I would like to express my As we eliminated in-house production of linear content, gratitude for their hard work and dedication to TG4. I look we were able to restructure the organisation to establish forward to working with them all again in the year ahead. new cross-functional teams and drive further productiv- I would particularly like to thank Pádhraic Ó Ciardha ities. A number of operational staff were up-skilled and who retired in early 2018 following 23 years with TG4. redeployed to focus on production of non-linear content Pádhraic’s long and distinguished career is inextricably and social media. linked to the birth and development of Teilifís na Gaeilge. While TG4 is funded predominantly through Exchequer As the government’s advisor on Irish language broad- funding, the dual funding model for Public Service Broad- casting, he formed the bridge between the longstanding casters in Ireland requires us to generate commercial national and community campaigns for an Irish language income to help sustain operations. Every year, circa 10% channel and the State apparatus which finally delivered of our total income is generated from commercial Teilifís na Gaeilge. Together with Cathal Goan and Siún Ní

Annual Report 2017 25 Raghallaigh, he developed the blueprint for TnaG. He also connected to TG4. He leaves a gap in our team which will played a key role in the development of the genre of Irish be very difﬁcult to ﬁll. language sports programming. His background as a journalist in English and Irish ensured that when TG4’s programmes touched on controversial subjects, it was always to Pádhraic that our editorial staff looked for advice. As TG4’s representative on many national and international bodies, and as a trusted and congenial Alan Esslemont colleague, he will be greatly missed by everyone Ardstiúrthóir

26 Annual Report 2017 Governance Statement and Board Members’ Report

Governance l select suitable accounting policies and apply them The Board of TG4 was established under the Broadcasting consistently, Act 2001. The functions of the Board are set out in section l make judgements and estimates that are reasonable 87 of the Broadcasting Act 2009. The Board is and prudent, accountable to the Minister for Communications, l prepare the financial statements on the going Climate Action & Environment and is responsible for concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume ensuring good governance and performs this task by that it will continue in operation, and setting strategic objectives and targets and taking l state whether applicable accounting standards have strategic decisions on all key business issues. The regular been followed, subject to any material departures day-to-day management, control and direction of TG4 are the responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and The Board is responsible for keeping adequate accounting the senior management team. The CEO and the senior records which disclose, with reasonable accuracy at any management team must follow the broad strategic time, its financial position and enables it to ensure that the direction set by the Board, and must ensure that all Board financial statements comply with section 109 of the members have a clear understanding of the key activities Broadcasting Act 2009. The maintenance and integrity of and decisions related to the entity, and of any significant the corporate and financial information on the TG4’s risks likely to arise. The CEO acts as a direct liaison website is the responsibility of the Board. between the Board and management of TG4. The Board is responsible for approving the annual plan and budget. An evaluation of the performance of TG4 by Board Responsibilities reference to the annual plan and budget was carried out The work and responsibilities of the Board are set out in on 11th of December 2017. the Board terms of reference which also contain the The Board is also responsible for safeguarding its matters specifically reserved for Board decision. assets and hence for taking reasonable steps for the Standing items considered by the Board include: prevention and detection of fraud and other irregular- l declaration of interests, ities. l reports from committees, The Board considers that the financial statements l financial reports/management accounts, of TG4 give a true and fair view of the financial perform- l performance reports, and ance and the financial position of TG4 at 31 December l reserved matters. 2017.

Section 109 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 requires the Board Structure Board of TG4 to keep, in such form as may be approved The Board consists of a Chairperson, CEO (in an ex-officio by the Minister for Communications, Climate Action & capacity) and 10 ordinary members, all of whom are Environment with consent of the Minister for Public appointed by the Minister for Communications, Climate Expenditure and Reform, all proper and usual accounts Action & Environment. The members of the Board were of money received and expended by it. appointed for a period of five years and meet on a regular In preparing these financial statements, the Board of basis. The table below details the appointment period for TG4 is required to: current members:

Board Member Role Appointment Date Alan Esslemont (Director General) CEO 14/10/2016 Siún Ní Raghallaigh Chairman Reappointed 17/04/2017 Des Geraghty Ordinary Member Reappointed 17/04/2017 Mairéad Ní Cheóinín Ordinary Member Reappointed 17/04/2017 Micheál Seoighe Ordinary Member Reappointed 17/04/2017 Michelle Ní Chróinín Ordinary Member Reappointed 17/04/2017 Diarmuid Ó Ruiséal Ordinary Member 03/03/2015 Bríd Ní Fhachtna Ordinary Member 22/07/2015 Frank Reidy Ordinary Member 29/09/2015 Mairéad Ní Nuadháin Ordinary Member 21/11/2017 Siobhán Ní Ghadhra Ordinary Member 21/11/2017 Darach Ó Tuairisg Ordinary Member 21/11/2017 The Board commenced an external Board Effectiveness and Evaluation Review in December, 2017 which will be completed in June, 2018

Annual Report 2017 27 The Board has established two committees, as follows: Consultancy Costs Consultancy costs include the cost of external advice to 1. Audit and Risk Committee: comprises three Board management and exclude outsourced ‘business-as-usual’ members. The role of the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) functions. is to support the Board in relation to its responsibilities for 2017 2016 issues of risk, control and governance and associated €’000 €’000 assurance. The ARC is independent from the ﬁnancial Legal Advice 4,004 6,640 management of the organisation. In particular the Committee ensures that the internal control systems Financial 8,617 15,495 including audit activities are monitored actively and Marketing 183,038 210,344 independently. The ARC reports to the Board after each Human Resources/Pension 16,630 94,328 meeting, and formally in writing annually. Business improvement 38,760 7,225 The members of the Audit and Risk Committee are: Other 60,102 71,870 Des Geraghty (Chairperson) (cessation date 11/12/17), Total consultancy costs 311,151 405,902 Michelle Ní Chróinín (cessation date 11/12/17), Micheál Consultancy costs Seoighe (cessation date 11/12/2017), Bríd Falconer capitalised 1,251 16,455 (Chairperson) (Commenced 11/12/2017), Mairéad Ní Consultancy costs charged to Nuadháin (Commenced 11/12/17) and Frank Reidy the Income and Expenditure and Retained Revenue Reserves 309,900 389,447 (Commenced 11/12/2017). There were 4 meetings of Total 311,151 405,902 the ARC in 2017.

2. Remuneration Committee: comprises three Board Travel and Subsistence Expenditure members. The members of this committee are: Siún Ní Travel and subsistence expenditure is categorised as follows: Raghallaigh (Chairperson), Andréa Ní Éalaithe (cessation 2017 2016 date 16/04/17), Des Geraghty (Commenced 11/12/17) €’000 €’000 and Micheál Seoighe (Commenced 11/12/17). There was Domestic one meeting of the Remuneration committee in 2017. – Board 12,594 12,596 – Employees 87,479 97,705 Key Personnel Changes International The term of the Chairman and six members of the Board – Board expired during the year and there was one vacancy from – Employees 48,491 17,043 2016. In accordance with the Broadcasting Act 2009 the Total 148,564 127,344 Minister reappointed the Chairman and four Board members. Three new Board members were appointed in Legal Costs TG4 did not incur legal costs in 2017. late 2017. Hospitality Expenditure Disclosures Required by Code of Practice for the The Income and Expenditure Account includes the following Governance of State Bodies (2016) hospitality expenditure: The Board is responsible for ensuring that TG4 has 2017 2016 complied with the requirements of the Code of Practice €’000 €’000 for the Governance of State Bodies (“the Code”), as Staff hospitality 40,664 43,875 published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Client hospitality 11,821 17,604 Reform in August 2016. The following disclosures are Total 52,485 61,479 required by the Code:

28 Annual Report 2017 Schedule of Attendance, Fees and Expenses A schedule of attendance at the Board and Committee meetings 2017 is set out below including the fees and expenses received by each member. Board Audit & Risk Remuneration Fees 2017 Expenses 2017 Committee Committee €’000 €’000 Number of Meetings 74 1 Alan Esslemont 7- - -- Seosamh Ó Conghaile (cessation date 16/04/17) 2- -3.6 0.4 Siún Ní Raghallaigh (Chairman) 4 -121.6 - Andréa Ní Éalaithe (cessation date 16/04/17) 2- -3.6 0.6 Des Geraghty 74 112.6 5 Mairéad Ní Cheóinín 6- -12.6 0.8 Micheál Seoighe 74 112.6 1 Michelle Ní Chróinín 74 - -1.4 Diarmuid Ó Ruiséal 7- -12.6 0.4 Bríd Ní Fhachtna 6- -12.6 2.7 Frank Reidy 6- -12.6 0.2 Mairéad Ní Nuadháin 1- -1.4 - Siobhán Ní Ghadhra 1- -1.4 - Darach Ó Tuairisg 1- -1.4 - Sundry Expenses -- - -2 Pádhraic Ó Ciardha (Secretary to the Board) -- - -- Mary Uí Chadhain (Company Secretary) -- - -- 108.6 14.5 There was one Board member, Michelle Ní Chróinín, who did not receive a Board fee under One Person One Salary (OPOS) principle.

Statement of Compliance ications, Climate Action & Environment and will be TG4 has complied with the requirements of the Code of disclosed in the Chairman’s Report to the Minister. Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, as published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in August 2016, with the following exception: TG4 does not disclose details of employee short-term beneﬁts over €60,000 in bands of €10,000 in the annual Siún Ní Raghallaigh report as required by the Code due to the commercial Cathaoirleach sensitivity of this information. This departure from the Code has been agreed with the Department of Commun- 23 April 2018

Annual Report 2017 29 Finance Review 2017

Income and Expenditure Reviews 2. Operating Expenditure This report reviews TG4’s income and expenditure In terms of annual operating expenditure, TG4 placed a performance in 2017 in terms of the key sources and use continued emphasis on an operating model, which works of income, the channel’s principal cost drivers and its as efﬁciently as possible and on cost management to overall focus on efﬁciency and value-for-money. The ensure value-for-money across all activities. Total oper- review also compares TG4’s performance in 2017 to that ating expenditure was €36.8m in 2017, a 0.66% decrease of 2016 under the following 4 headings: on the €37.1m spent in 2016. See Table 2 below.

1. Income Table 2: 2. Operating Expenditure Operating Expenditure TG4 2017 Vs 2016 3. Cost Control and Efficiency in 2017 Description €’000 % Change 4. Irish Language Content Expenditure 2017 2017 2016 2017 & 2016 Cost of Sales 984 812 21.2% 1. Income Staff Costs 5,653 5,386 5.0% As can be seen from Table 1 below, total income (exchequer current funding and commercial revenue) in Programme Expenditure 24,696 25,364 -2.6% 2017 was €36.86m (2016: €37m). Compared to the Other Expenditure 5,519 5,534 -0.3% (Overheads, Transmission previous year TG4’s total income decreased by 0.5%. and Marketing costs Exchequer current funding was €32.79m (2016: €32.54m) included) and represented 89% (2016: 87.8%) of TG4’s total Total Operating income with the commercial income share representing Expenditure 36,852 37,096 -0.66% 11% in 2017 at €4.07m (2016: €3.6m).The 2016 additional special programme grant of €900,000 for Irish 3. Cost Control and Efficiency language 1916 programming was not available in 2017. TG4 continued to operate efficiently, cost effectively and prudently in 2017. Savings were achieved across a wide Commercial income increased by 13%. This is a solid range of cost centres and internal resources were further performance in a very competitive television advertising utilised to provide content at more cost effective rates. market in Ireland. 4. Irsh Language Content Expenditure 2017 As reflected in its commitments for the year, TG4 Table 1: Income TG4 2017 committed to spend at least 70% of its Exchequer 2017 2016 current funding on the production of Irish language € € Description ’000 % ’000 % content. As shown in Table 3 below, the actual spend was Grant-in-Aid 32,790 89% 32,540 87.8% 74.5% of Exchequer funding. Transmission, broadcast Commercial (advertising and promotion of schedule and general overheads and sponsorship) 2,614 7% 2,133 5.8% accounted for the remaining 25.5% of Exchequer funding Other Commercial 1,456 4.0% 1,475 4.0% in 2017. Special programme grant 0 0% 900 2.4% Overall, there was a slight decrease in TG4’s daily Total income 36,860 100% 37,048 100% output levels of new Irish language content from 4.55 to 4.44 hours per day.

Table 3: Irish Language Content Expenditure 2017 2016 Description €’000 % €’000 % Current Exchequer funding and Special Grant 1916 (received in 2016) 32,790 100% 33,440 100% Irish language programmes: Commissioned 19,169 58.5% 19,600 59% Acquired/dubbed/subtitled 3,623 11% 3,179 10% Production staff costs (including salaries) 1,780 5% 1,631 4.88% Irish language 1916 programming 0 0% 900 2.69%

Total Irish Language Content Production Costs 24,572 74.5% 25,310 76%

30 Annual Report 2017 Financial Statements Contents Statement of Board Members’ Responsibilities 33 Statement on Internal Control 34 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for presentation to the Houses of The Oireachtas 36 Statement of Income and Expenditure and Retained Revenue Reserves 38 Statement of Comprehensive Income 39 Statement of Financial Position 40 Statement of Changes in Equity 41 Statement of Cash Flows 42 Notes to the Financial Statements 43-53

Annual Report 2017 31

Financial Statements

Statement of Board Members’ Responsibilities For the year ended 31st December 2017

The Board is required by the Broadcasting Act, 2009 to concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that prepare financial statements for each financial year Teilifís na Gaeilge will continue in existence. which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of Teilifís na Gaeilge and of it’s income and expenditure for The Board is responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose, with reasonable accuracy at any that year. time, the financial position of Teilifís na Gaeilge and to In preparing those statements, the Board is required to: enable the Board to ensure that the financial statements l Select suitable accounting policies and then apply comply with the Act and with Generally Accepted them consistently Accounting Principles in Ireland. l Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable The Board is also responsible for safeguarding the and prudent assets of Teilifís na Gaeilge and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and the detection of fraud and l Disclose and explain any material departures from other irregularities. The Board’s books of account are held applicable accounting standards and, in Teilifís na Gaeilge offices in Baile na hAbhann, Co. na l Prepare the financial statements on the going Gaillimhe.

On behalf of the Board of Teilifís na Gaeilge:

Siún Ní Raghallaigh Cathaoirleach

23 April 2018

Annual Report 2017 33 Financial Statements Statement on Internal Control

Scope of Responsibiltiy needed to mitigate risks and responsibility for operation On behalf of TG4 I acknowledge the Board’s responsibility of controls assigned to specific staff. I confirm that a for ensuring that an effective system of internal control is control environment containing the following elements maintained and operated. This responsibility takes account is in place: of the requirements of the Code of Practice for the l procedures for all key business processes have been Governance of State Bodies (2016). documented, l financial responsibilities have been assigned at Purpose of the System of Internal Control management level with corresponding The system of internal control is designed to manage risk accountability, to a tolerable level rather than to eliminate it. The system l there is an appropriate budgeting system with an can therefore only provide reasonable and not absolute annual budget which is kept under review by senior assurance that assets are safeguarded, transactions management, authorised and properly recorded and that material errors or irregularities are either prevented or detected l there are systems aimed at ensuring the security of in a timely way. the information and communication technology The system of internal control, which accords with systems, guidance issued by the Department of Public Expenditure l there are systems in place to safeguard the assets and Reform has been in place in TG4 for the year ended 31 December 2017 and up to the date of approval of the financial statements. Ongoing Monitoring and Review Formal procedures have been established for monitoring control processes and control deficiencies are comm- Capacity to Handle Risk unicated to those responsible for taking corrective action TG4 has an Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) comprising and to management and the Board, where relevant, in a three Board members, with financial and audit expertise, timely way. I confirm that the following ongoing monit- one of whom is the Chair. The ARC met four times in 2017. oring systems are in place: TG4 has also established an internal audit function l key risks and related controls have been identified which is adequately resourced and conducts a prog- and processes have been put in place to monitor the ramme of work agreed with the ARC. The ARC has developed a risk management policy operation of those key controls and report any which sets out its risk appetite, the risk management identified deficiencies, processes in place and details the roles and responsib- l reporting arrangements have been established at all ilities of staff in relation to risk. The policy has been issued levels where responsibility for financial management to all staff who are expected to work within TG4’s risk has been assigned, and management policies, to alert management on emerging l there are regular reviews by senior management of risks and control weaknesses and assume responsibility periodic and annual performance and financial for risks and controls within their own area of work. reports which indicate performance against budgets/forecasts. Risk and Control Framework TG4 has implemented a risk management system which Procurement identifies and reports key risks and the management I confirm that TG4 has procedures in place to ensure actions being taken to address and, to the extent compliance with current procurement rules and guide- possible, to mitigate those risks. lines and that during 2017 TG4 complied with those A risk register is in place which identifies the key risks procedures. facing TG4 and these have been identified, evaluated and graded according to their significance. The register is reviewed and updated by the ARC on an annual basis. The Review of Effectiveness outcome of these assessments is used to plan and I confirm that TG4 has procedures to monitor the effect- allocate resources to ensure risks are managed to an iveness of its risk management and control procedures. acceptable level. TG4’s monitoring and review of the effectiveness of the The risk register details the controls and actions system of internal financial control is informed by the

34 Annual Report 2017 work of the internal and external auditors, the Audit and Internal Control Issues Risk Committee which oversees their work, and the No weaknesses in internal control were identified in senior management within TG4 responsible for the devel- relation to 2017 that require disclosure in the financial opment and maintenance of the internal financial control statements. framework. I confirm that the Board conducted an annual review of the effectiveness of the internal controls for 2017 on the 11th of December 2017.

Siún Ní Raghallaigh Cathaoirleach

23 April 2018

Annual Report 2017 35 Financial Statements Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Presentation to the Houses of the Oireachtas For the year ended 31st December 2017

36 Annual Report 2017 Annual Report 2017 37 Financial Statements

Teilifís na Gaeilge Statement of Income and Expenditure and Retained Revenue Reserves for the year ended 31 December 2017

2017 2016 Notes €’000 €’000 Sales Commercial income 3 4,070 3,608 Cost of sales 3 (984) ( 812) Net Sales 3,086 2,796

Expenditure Staff costs 4 5,653 5,386 Board members’ fees and expenses 5 123 137 Programme expenditure 6 24,696 25,364 Transmission costs 1,600 1,607 Marketing and research 7 1,749 1,748 Overheads 8 2,170 2,179 Depreciation 9 1,568 1,278 Total Expenditure 37,559 37,699

Net operating expenditure for the year (34,473) ( 34,903)

Interest receivable and similar income ––

Surplus/(deﬁcit) on disposal of ﬁxed assets (46) – (34,519) ( 34,903 )

State funding 11 34,517 34,905

Surpus/(deﬁcit) on ordinary activities before taxation (2) 2

Taxation 12 (3)

Retained surplus/(deﬁcit) for the ﬁnancial year (2) ( 1)

The notes 1-26 from an integral part of the ﬁnancial statements.

On behalf of the Board of Teilifís na Gaeilge:

Siún Ní Raghallaigh Alan Esslemont Cathaoirleach Ardstiúrthóir 23 April 2018

38 Annual Report 2017 Financial Statements

Teilifís na Gaeilge Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 December 2017 2017 2016 Notes €’000 €’000

Retained deficit for the financial year (2) (1) Actuarial (loss)/gain on retirement benefit scheme assets 18 0 (82) Total recognised (losses)/gains for the year (2) (83)

The notes 1-26 from an integral part of the ﬁnancial statements.

On behalf of the Board of Teilifís na Gaeilge:

Siún Ní Raghallaigh Alan Esslemont Cathaoirleach Ardstiúrthóir 23 April 2018

Annual Report 2017 39 Financial Statements

Teilifís na Gaeilge Statement of ﬁnancial position as at 31 December 2017 2017 2016 Notes €’000 €’000 €’000 €’000

Fixed Assets Tangiable assets 9 7,621 7,720 Financial assets 21 ––

7,621 7,720

Current Assets Receivables 13 2,318 1,594 Cash at bank and in hand 14 174 272

2,492 1,866

Current Liabilities Payables 15 (2,962) ( 2,299)

Net Current Liabiities (470) ( 433)

Net Assets Excluding Retirement beneﬁt Asset 7,151 7,287

Retirement beneﬁt asset 18 –0

Net Assets including Retirement beneﬁt Asset 7,151 7,287

Capital and Reserves Capital grants 10 7,522 7,656 Revenue reserves 16 (371) ( 369)

7,151 7,287

The notes 1-26 from an integral part of the ﬁnancial statements.

On behalf of the Board of Teilifís na Gaeilge:

Siún Ní Raghallaigh Alan Esslemont Cathaoirleach Ardstiúrthóir 23 April 2018

40 Annual Report 2017 Financial Statements

Teilifís na Gaeilge Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2017 Retirement Revenue Total beneﬁt Reserve Reserve Equity €’000 €’000 €’000

Balance at 1 January 2016 81 (367) (286) Proﬁt/(loss) for the year – (1) (1) Actuarial gain/(loss) (82) – (82) Retirement beneﬁt reserve 1 (1) –

Balance at 31 December 2016 – (369) (369)

Balance at 1 January 2017 – (369) (369) Proﬁt/(loss) for the year – (2) (2) Actuarial gain/(loss) –– – Retirement beneﬁt reserve –– –

Balance at 31 December 2017 – (371) (371)

The notes 1-26 from an integral part of the ﬁnancial statements.

On behalf of the Board of Teilifís na Gaeilge:

Siún Ní Raghallaigh Alan Esslemont Cathaoirleach Ardstiúrthóir 23 April 2018

Annual Report 2017 41 Financial Statements

Teilifís na Gaeilge Statements of Cash flows for the year ended 31 December 2017 2017 2016 Notes €’000 €’000 Surplus/(deficit) on ordinary activities before taxation (2) 2 Depreciation 1,568 1,278 Amortisation of capital grants (1,584) ( 2,146) Retirement benefit asset adjustment 0 (1) (Increase)/decrease in receivables (724) (530) Increase/(decrease) in payables 663 562 Taxation – (3) Interest received –– Cash from operations (79) (838) Interest paid –– Net cash generated from activities (79) (838)

Cash flows from investing activities Purchases of property, plant and equipment 9 (1,515) ( 1,881) Surplus/(deficit) on disposal of fixed assets 46 – State capital grants 10 1,450 2,938 Net cash flow from investing activities (19) 1,057

Cash flows from financing activities Bank interest received –– Net cash flow from financing activities ––

Net increase /(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 17 (98) 219

The notes 1-26 from an integral part of the ﬁnancial statements.

On behalf of the Board of Teilifís na Gaeilge:

Siún Ní Raghallaigh Alan Esslemont Cathaoirleach Ardstiúrthóir 23 April 2018

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Notes 1. Accounting Policies The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered material in relation to the ﬁnancial statements.

a) Establishment of Teilifís na Gaeilge Teilifís na Gaeilge is the Irish language broadcaster established under Statute and continues in being under the Broadcasting Act 2009.

b) Statement of Compliance The ﬁnancial statements of Teilifís na Gaeilge for the year ended 31 December 2017 have been prepared in accordance with the FRS 102, the ﬁnancial reporting standard applicable in the UK and Ireland issued by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), as promulgated by Chartered Accountants Ireland.

c) Significant accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported for assets and liablilities as at the Statement of Financial Position date and the amounts reported for revenue and expenses during the year. However, the nature of estimation means that the actual outcomes could differ from these estimates. The following judgements have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements: Impairment of Property, Plant and Equipment: Assets that are subject to amortisation are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use. For the purpose of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows ( cash generating units). Non -financial assets that suffered impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at each reporting date. Depreciation and Residual Values: Management have reviewed the asset lives and associated residual values of all fixed asset classes, and in particular, the useful economic lives and residual values of fixtures and fittings, and have concluded that asset lives and residual values are appropriate. Foreign Currency Exposure: Teilifís na Gaeilge enters into contractual arrangements for payments to suppliers in currencies other than the euro. Teilifís na Gaeilge generally accounts for these transactions at currency rates applicable at the payment date. Forward contracts are entered into to hedge against currency fluctuations. Reasons for entering into such contracts are based on best estimates of future exchange rates and professional advice sought.

d) Income recognition Commercial income Commercial income represents revenue from airtime sales, sponsorship and ancillary activities. Sales, which are shown net of VAT, are recognised in the Statement of Income and Expediture and Retained Revenue Reserves when the service is provided. Commission in relation to these sales is charged to the Statement of Income and Expediture and Retained Revenue Reserves Account as incurred.

e) Expenditure Expenditure comprises operational and capital expenditure. Net operating expenditure comprises programming and administration expenditure, net of commercial revenue. Programme expenditure is charged to the Statement of Income and Expediture and Retained Revenue Reserves Account as incurred.

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Notes f) State grants Net operating expenditure of Teilifís na Gaeilge is funded by way of a grant received from the Depart- ment of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, as well as grants received from time to time for speciﬁc projects from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under their Sound and Vision Programme. The grants are recognised in the Statement of Income and Expediture and Retained Revenue Reserves Account in the year in which the grant is received or receivable unless performance conditions are attached. Capital expenditure is funded by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment by way of capital grants, as well as grants received from time to time for speciﬁc projects from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under their Sound and Vision Programme. These grants are amortised on the same basis as the related assets are depreciated.

g) Tangible fixed assets Tangible fixed assets are shown at cost less accumulated depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, except land, at rates calculated to write off the original cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a straight line basis over its expected useful life as follows;

% Buildings 2.5 Equipment 20 Fittings 10 Mobile devices 33

Software development costs on major systems are capitalised and depreciated in line with the related equipment cost from the date of implementation.

h) Financial assets — investment in Multiplex Broadcasting Services Northern Ireland Limited Teilifís na Gaeilge accounts for its investment in Multiplex Broadcasting Services Northern Ireland Limited at cost (see note 21). Fixed Assets includes an amount of €1 in respect of its investment in the ordinary shares of that company. The company was established as a not for profit organisation with costs being funded by RTÉ and the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport. As a result, Teilifís na Gaeilge financial statements do not reflect any revenues or costs in respect of the joint venture.

i) Taxation Corporation tax payable is provided on taxable profits at current rates. Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the Statement of Financial Position date where transactions or events that result in an obligation to pay more tax in the future or a right to pay less tax in the future have occurred at the Statement of Financial Position date. Timing differences are temporary differences between surplus as computed for tax purposes and surplus as stated in the financial statements which arise because certain items of income and expenditure in the financial statements are dealt with in different years for tax purposes. Deferred tax is measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the years in which the timing differences are expected to reverse based on tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the Statement of Financial Position date. Deferred tax is not discounted.

j) Foreign currency Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Euro at the exchange rates ruling at the day of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Euro at the exchange rate ruling at the Statement of Financial Position date and resulting gains or losses are included in the Statement of Income and Expediture and Retained Revenue Reserves Account for the year.

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Notes k) Retirement Benefits Teilifís na Gaeilge makes contributions in respect of a defined contribution scheme. Defined Contribution Scheme Teilifís na Gaeilge operates a defined contribution scheme for certain employees. Payments to the scheme are charged to the Statement of Income and Expediture and Retained Revenue Reserves Account in the year to which they relate. Defined Benefit Scheme Teilifís na Gaeilge operated a defined benefit scheme in respect of two of its officers, the Director General and the Deputy Chief Executive. The scheme was funded by contributions from Teilifís na Gaeilge and the officers concerned, and these were transferred to a separate trustee administered fund. The Retirement benefit charge in the Statement of Income and Expediture and Retained Revenue Reserves Account comprised the current service cost plus the difference between the expected return on scheme assets and the interest cost of the scheme liabilities. Actuarial gains and losses arising from changes in actuarial assumptions and from experienced surpluses and deficits were recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year in which they occured. Retirement benefit scheme assets were measured at fair value. Pension scheme liabilities were measured on an actuarial basis using the projected unit method. An excess or deficit of scheme liabilities over assets was presented on the Statement of Financial Position as a liability or asset as the case may be. The Retirement benefit reserve represents the funding surplus on the defined benefit scheme. The scheme was wound up on 5 December 2016

2. Principal Activity Teilifís na Gaeilge’s principal activity is the operation of the Irish language television channel TG4.

3. Net Sales 2017 2016 Commercial Income Airtime and sponsorship sales 2,614 2,133 Facilities charge-out 579 576 Sundry income 877 899 4,070 3,608 Cost of Sales Commission on advertising and sponsorship sales 696 526 Direct costs 288 286 984 812 Net sales 3,086 2,796

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Notes 4. Staff Costs The average number of employees employed by Teilifís na Gaeilge during 2017 2016 the year was 84 (2016: 83). Employee costs during the year comprised: €’000 €’000 Wages and salaries 4,667 4,811 Social welfare costs 519 514 Retirement beneﬁt costs 497 159 Travel and subsistence 136 115 Training 94 53 Other staff costs 47 41 5,960 5,693 Staff costs capitalised (224) ( 180) Staff costs allocated to archive project (83) (127)

Total staff costs 5,653 5,386

Other staff costs include a charge of €33,250 (2016: €26,250) in respect of payments to staff arising from a Labour Relations Commission ruling. The defined benefit scheme was wound up in 2016. As a result there was a surplus on the pension fund of €360,815. This is included in the 2016 Retirement benefit costs above. Circular 13/2014 issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform requires disclosure of the number of employees whose total employee benefits (excluding employer Retirement benefit costs) for the reporting period fell within each band of €10,000, from €60,000 upwards and an overall figure for total employer Retirement benefit contributions. In recognition of data protection implications or other risks, taking cognisance of the fact that TG4 operates in a highly competitive commercial environment, and with the consent of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environ- ment the disclosures of salary bands shall be made in the Chairman’s annual statement to the Minister.

Emoluments of Director General – Alan Esslemont 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Basic salary 140 22 Employer’s Retirement beneﬁt contributions 21 3 Other beneﬁts –– 161 25

Emoluments of Director General – Pól Ó Gallchóir 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Basic salary – 145 Employer’s Retirement beneﬁt contributions – 53 Other beneﬁts –3 – 201

Pól Ó Gallchóir ceased employment with Teilifís na Gaeilge on the 30/9/2016. The Director General is a member of the TG4’s deﬁned contribution scheme and TG4 contributes 15.29% of the Dirctor General’s salary to the scheme on his behalf.

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Notes 5. Board Costs 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Fees (Note 19) 109 123 Travel and subsistence and other expenses 14 14 123 137 Board members are reimbursed for travel and subsistence costs. The tax payable by Teilifís na Gaeilge in relation to such expenses amounted to €3,106 (2016:€4,000)

6. Programme Expenses 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Commissioned programmes 19,169 20,501 Acquired programmes 3,057 2,571 Dubbing and other costs 2,470 2,292 24,696 25,364

7. Marketing and Research 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Advertising and marketing 1,571 1,608 Audience measurement and research 175 136 Audience Council expenses 34 1,749 1,748

8. Overheads 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Premises and equipment expenses 792 807 Professional and ﬁnancial expenses 337 272 Industry levies paid 579 564 General and ofﬁce expenses 462 536 2,170 2,179

9. Tangible Fixed Assets Land and Fixtures Buildings Equipment and ﬁttings Total €’000 €’000 €’000 €’000 Cost At 1 January 2017 8,564 22,643 677 31,884 Additions 170 1,120 225 1,515 Disposals (159) (16,586) (486) (17,231) At 31 December 2017 8,575 7,177 416 16,168 Accumulated Depreciation At 1 January 2017 3,387 20,145 632 24,164 Charge for the year 315 1,245 8 1,568 Disposals (135) (16,569) (481) (17,185) At 31 December 2017 3,567 4,821 159 8,547 Net Book Value At 31 December 2017 5,008 2,356 257 7,621 At 31 December 2016 5,177 2,498 45 7,720

After a review of the of the ﬁxed asset register in 2017 a write off of €147,196 was required. This is included in the depreciation charge for the year.

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Notes 10. Capital Grants 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Capital grants – received and receivable Opening balance 23,549 20,611 Grants received during the year (Note 11) 1,450 2,938 Closing balance 24,999 23,549 Amortisation Opening balance 15,893 13,747 Amortised during the year 1,584 2,146 Closing balance 17,477 15,893 Net book value – capital grants 7,522 7,656 Capital grants represent state funding received in relation to capital expenditure incurred by Teilifís na Gaeilge. Capital grants are amortised on the same basis as the related assets are depreciated. 11. State Funding Grants received from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment represent state funding received in relation to current expenditure incurred by Teilifís na Gaeilge. State funding credited to the Statement of Income and Expediture and 2017 2016 Retained Revenue Reserves Account in the year €’000 €’000 Grant received in the year 32,933 32,759 Capital grant amortised ( Note 10 ) 1,584 2,146 34,517 34,905 The total allocation for 2017 was €34.383m comprising of: : 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Grants received for current expenditure from DCCAE (Vote 29 – Subhead B5) 32,790 32,540 Grants received for current expenditure from BAI Sound & Vision Fund 143 219 Grants applied for capital purposes from DCCAE (Vote 29 – Subhead B5) 1,450 2,820 Grants applied for capital purposes from BAI Sound & Vision Fund – 118 Total received 34,383 35,697

12. Tax on Proﬁt on Ordinary Activities 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 (a) Analysis of tax charge in year Corporation tax charge for year – 3 Charge in respect of previous years – – –3 (b) Factors affecting the tax charge for the year The effective rate of tax for the year is higher than the standard 2017 2016 corporation tax in Ireland of 12.5%. The differences are explained below: €’000 €’000 Proﬁt/(Loss) on ordinary activities before taxation (2) 2

Proﬁt/(Loss) on ordinary activites multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in Ireland of 12.5% (2016: 12.5%). –– Effects of: Income taxable at a higher rate of taxation 8 8 Excess of capital grants amortised and capital allowances over depreciation – (1) Non-deductible expenditure (8) (4) –3

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Notes 13. Receivables 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Receivables 1,721 1,249 VAT repayable 242 122 Corporation tax receivable 4 – Prepayments and accrued income 351 223 2,318 1,594

All balances are deemed recoverable within one year.

14. Cash at Bank and in Hand 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Cash in hand 1 5 Bank 173 267 174 272

15. Payables – falling due within 1 year 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Trade payables 218 718 Accruals and deferred income 2,744 1,509 Retirement beneﬁt contributions payable – 70 Corporation tax payable – 2 2,962 2,299

16. Reserves Retirement Revenue Total beneﬁt Reserve Reserve €’000 €’000 €’000 Balance at 1 January 2017 – (369) (369) Deﬁcit for the year – (2) (2) Actuarial (loss)/gain ––– Closing balance as at 31 December 2017 – (371) (371)

17. Analysis of Changes in Net Funds Opening Cash Closing balance ﬂows balance €’000 €’000 €’000 Cash at bank and in hand 5 (4) 1 Short term deposits 267 (94) 173 272 (98) 174

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Notes 18. Retirement benefit a) Description of schemes Teilifís na Gaeilge operated a defined benefit scheme and a defined contribution scheme for its employees. The schemes are funded 2017 2016 and the assets are held separately from those of Teilifís na Gaeilge. €’000 €’000 The following Retirement benefit costs were incurred in the year: Defined contribution scheme 497 429 Defined benefit scheme cost (Note 18 (g) )–(270) 497 159

Contributions were made to the defined benefit scheme at rates recommended by independent qualified actuaries. The latest full actuarial valuation was prepared as at 30 September 2016. The liabilities and cost calculations were carried out using membership data supplied by the scheme’s administrators at the effective date. The liabilities and costs have been assessed using the projected unit method.

b) Defined Benefit Scheme Financial Assumptions The scheme was woundup on 5 December 2016. The principal actuarial assumptions used by the actuary were as follows: 2017 2016 %% Discount rate N/A 1.30% Increase in consumer price indexing N/A 2.25% Increase in Retirement benefitable Earnings N/A 3.75% Increase in Retirement benefit payment N/A 3.75%

c) Demographic assumptions The mortality basis adopted allows for improvements in life expectancy over time, so that life expectancy at retirement will depend on the year in which a member attains retirement age (age 60). The table below shows the life expectancy for members attaining age 60 in 2017 and 2016. 2017 2016 Life expectancy – male N/A 86.8 Life expectancy – female N/A 88.5

d) Change in beneﬁt obligation 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Present value of scheme obligations at the beginning of the year – 1,230 Current service cost – 115 Interest cost – 20 Actuarial (gain)/loss – 219 Liability extinguised on settlement – (1,584) Present value of scheme obligations at the end of the year ––

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Notes Pension (cont’d) e) Change in scheme assets 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Fair value of scheme assets at the beginning of the year – Expected return on scheme assets – 1,311 Actuarial gain/(loss) – 21 Employer contributions – 137 Member’s contributions – 92 Assets distributed to members on settlement – 16 Expenses associated with settlement – (1,190) Refund to employer – (26) Fair value of scheme assets at the end of the year – (361) ––

f) Amounts recognised in the Statement of Financial Position 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Present value of funded obligations –– Fair value of scheme assets –– Net asset ––

g) Retirement beneﬁt costs 2017 2016 €’000 €’000 Current service cost – 115 Interest cost – 20 Expected return on scheme assets – (21) Member’s contributions – (16) Net losses/(gains) on settlements and curtailments – (368) Total – (270)

h) The net actuarial loss recognised in the Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses for the year ended 31 December 2017 amounted to €0 (2016: €82,000 gain).

i) Contributions As the scheme has been wound up, the company no longer expects to contribute to the scheme.

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Notes 19. Directors and Secretary and their Interests’

The Directors and Secretary who served during the year are as stated below: Fees Fees Director/Secretary Date of 2017 2016 appointment €’000 €’000 during year (if applicable) Alan Esslemont (Director General – appointment date 14/10/2016) –– Pól Ó Gallchóir (Director General – cessation date 30/9/2016) –– Seosamh Ó Conghaile (cessation date 16/4/2017) 3.6 12.6 Siún Ní Raghallaigh (Chairman) (cessation date 16/4/17) Reappointed 17/04/2017 21.6 21.6 Andréa Ní Éalaithe (cessation date 16/4/17) 3.6 12.6 Des Geraghty (cessation date 16/4/17) Reappointed 17/04/2017 12.6 12.6 Mairéad Ní Cheóinín (cessation date 16/4/17) Reappointed 17/04/2017 12.6 12.6 Micheál Seoighe (cessation date 16/4/17) Reappointed 17/04/2017 12.6 12.6 Mairéad Nic Suibhne (cessation date 19/05/16) –– Michelle Ní Chróinín (cessation date 16/4/17) Reappointed 17/04/2017 –– Diarmuid Ó Ruiséal 12.6 12.6 Bríd Ní Fhachtna 12.6 12.6 Frank Reidy 12.6 12.6 Mairéad Ní Nuadháin 21/11/2017 1.4 – Siobhán Ní Ghadhra 21/11/2017 1.4 – Darach Ó Tuairisg 21/11/2017 1.4 – Pádhraic Ó Ciardha (Secretary to the Board) –– Mary Uí Chadhain (Company Secretary) –– 108.6 122.4

Board members’ expenses in 2017 were €14,500 (2016: €14,000), of which: domestic travel accounted for €9,700 (2016: €10,000), subsistence €3,000 (2016:€3,000) and other expenses (including secretarial, entertainment and training) €1,800 (2016: €1,000). The Board adopted procedures in accordance with the requirements of the Broadcasting Act 2009 in relation to the disclosure of interests by Board members and these procedures have been adhered to in the year.

20. Premises Teilifís na Gaeilge operates from premises located in Baile na hAbhann, Co na Gaillimhe. Teilifís na Gaeilge owns the freehold to the premises and also rents ofﬁces in Dublin under licence for a term of three years commencing on the 24th November 2013 at an annual rental charge of €23.5k. Negotiations for a one year extension for the Dublin ofﬁce are currently ongoing.

21. Financial Assets Multiplex Broadcasting Services Northern Ireland Limited (MBSN) was established as a not for proﬁt joint venture company by TG4 and RTÉ in October 2012. The joint venture was set up to facilitate the transmission of free to air digital television services in Northern Ireland in relation to RTÉ1, RTÉ2 and TG4. The company’s share capital comprises three ordinary shares, two owned by RTÉ and one owned by TG4. MBSN concluded an agreement with RTÉ and the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport which provided for transmission costs incurred by MBSN to be funded by RTÉ (two thirds) and the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport (one third). Other costs such as pre incorporation expenses and on-going administration costs are funded in the same proportion by RTÉ and the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport.

22. Programme/Rights Purchase Commitments Teilifís na Gaeilge has programme/rights commitments as follows: 2017 2016 €’000 €’000

Contracted for but not provided for at year end 36,102 27,407

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Notes 23. Commitments 2017 2016 Teilifís na Gaeilge has capital commitments as follows; €’000 €’000

Contracted for but not provided for at the year end 138 72

24. RTÉ Transactions Teilifís na Gaeilge received 365 hours (2016: 365 hours) of Irish language programming free of charge from RTÉ in the year ended 31 December 2017.

25. Foreign Currency Exposure Foreign currency exposures arise primarily from payments for acquired programmes. Teilifís na Gaeilge hedges its foreign currency exposures by entering into US Dollar forward contracts when it deems it appropriate. The total value of such contracts in 2017 was $0 (2016: $0). There were no contracts outstanding at the year end (2016: $0).

26. Approval of the Financial Statements The Board of Directors’ approved the ﬁnancial statements on the 23 April 2018.

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