22. Financial Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

(a) Capital commitments

	Group		RTÉ
	2022	2021	2022	2021
	€’000	€’000	€’000	€’000
Contracted but not provided for	5,398	2,591	4,176	2,125
Authorised but not contracted for	4,056	360	3,843	-
	9,454	2,951	8,019	2,125

(b) Programme/rights purchase commitments

	Group		RTÉ
	2022	2021	2022	2021
	€’000	€’000	€’000	€’000
Contracted but not provided for	131,767	68,942	131,767	68,942

(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 2022, RTÉ had entered into guarantee facilities amounting to €2.3 million which expire on 10 February 2024.

(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 2022 is €1.0 million.