24. Financial Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

(a) Capital commitments

	Group		RTÉ
	2020	2019	2020	2019
	€’000	€’000	€’000	€’000
Contracted but not provided for	4,949	3,229	4,672	2,999
Authorised but not contracted for	476	962	77	498
	5,425	4,191	4,749	3,497

(b) Programme/rights purchase commitments

	Group		RTÉ
	2020	2019	2020	2019
	€’000	€’000	€’000	€’000
Contracted but not provided for	62,134	87,804	62,134	87,804

(c) Contingent liabilities

Due to the nature of its operations, the Group is involved in various legal actions with third parties which have arisen in the normal course of the business. While it is not practicable to quantify accurately the potential liability under the various actions, the Board is satisfied that it has made reasonable provision for the likely outcome of these actions.

(d) Guarantees

At 31 December 2020, RTÉ had entered into guarantee facilities amounting to €3.5 million which expire on 31 July 2021.

(e) Digital television services Northern Ireland

RTÉ has entered into a joint venture with TG4 for the provision of digital television services in Northern Ireland and, under this agreement, RTÉ has a funding commitment that expires in October 2024. The remaining commitment at 31 December 2020 is €2.0 million.