The report by Grant Thornton published yesterday should lead to finality on what's seen in Government as the Ryan Tubridy phase of the RTÉ debacle.
That will pave the way for the necessary reforms before a decision on interim funding in October's budget.
What is clear is that ministers did not want to see the uncertainty drag on so the report is seen as important.
They have been adamant that a decision on Ryan Tubridy's future is a matter for RTÉ alone but once that is resolved, the next phase on rebuilding trust can begin.
The need for transparency has been repeatedly stressed in the past two weeks by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and other senior ministers.
But there is a serious concern about the precipitous decline in licence fee sales. These have fallen by €4.6 million since the crisis began and have not yet stabilised.
Given that RTÉ receives the vast majority of that revenue, the losses are compounding the issue of the already shaky RTÉ finances.
In May, the broadcaster had made a request for interim funding of €35m in this year's Budget.
No decision had been made on that but the critical point is that the figure was arrived at before the current crisis led to a steep decline in licence revenue.
Minister for Media Catherine Martin has stated that she needs to see the trend in revenue before making a request for additional funding for RTÉ.
So far, the decline in TV licence sales has continued.
But on the other side of that request, Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe made some very clear comments this week on any potential "bailout".
He responded by saying the question was not about what the Government would do, it is about what RTÉ will do.
The minister asked: "What actions are they going to take to deal with matters of public concern".
This reflects the Government view that RTÉ's Director General Kevin Bakhurst will now have to convince them that he is acting on promised reforms and recommendations.
There are conditions attached to any funding decision - something Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris has also been clear about.
He has also stressed that the saga cannot go on and on and RTÉ needs to get a handle on the narrative.
To that end, yesterday's report is viewed as a helpful step in the process but the pace of change must now accelerate.
And after the decision on interim funding for the broadcaster, there is the bigger and trickier question of reform of the licence fee model.
This was referred to again yesterday by RTÉ Chairperson Siún Ní Raghallaigh as "broken".
A review of the licence fee model has been paused for the duration of the external investigations which may not report until early next year.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar surprised some Cabinet colleagues when he said last month that he believed that the issue of funding should be tackled by the current Government.
So perhaps the precipitous decline in TV licence revenue may hasten a definitive conclusion on how to pay for public service broadcasting.
