RTÉ has said there is a "well-defined set of protocols" to enable members of its governing authority to avoid potential conflicts of interest.
It followed criticism of the appointment of public-relations executive Mary Finan as chairwoman of the body.
Ms Finan replaces businessman and public relations expert Fintan Drury, who resigned last month because of a potential conflict of interest surrounding broadcasting rights and the Ryder Cup.
On Wednesday, the Labour Party criticised the appointment of Ms Finan, claiming her role as chairwoman of Wilson Hartnell public-relations company could create many potential conflicts of interest, due to the number of companies the firm represents.
Mr Drury resigned last month after he became concerned about the potential conflict involving his role as chairman of the RTÉ Authority and his company, Platinum One, which represents the Ryder Cup.
The Government is currently considering designating the event as "free to air" and the RTÉ Authority would have been directly involved in any consultations or negotiations on the issue.
The Sky network has already bought the broadcasting rights to the Ryder Cup.
Labour's communications spokesman Tommy Broughan had said that while he did not question Ms Finan's competence or integrity, he was "surprised that the Government has decided to appoint a senior figure from the public relations sector as chairperson of the RTÉ Authority, given that she is replacing another senior figure from the same sector who resigned because of a potential conflict of interest between his two roles. "Given the range of clients represented by Wilson Hartnell, there must a strong possibility that Ms Finan may find herself in a similar potential conflict of interest," he stated.
Ms Finan has declined to comment, but Minister for Communications Noel Dempsey described the Labour claim as "nonsense".
Yesterday a spokeswoman for RTÉ said the station had a set of protocols for dealing with potential conflicts of interest.