Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 5 July 2023
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Adrian Lynch:
Just to be clear, I have had a look at the file and firstly, it is great that Ms Breda O'Keeffe is here today to give her side of the story. I was made aware at the end of last week, and as Ms O'Keeffe has recognised today, of the fact that she was aware that the Renault deal was going to be cost-neutral. I think there may be a view that there was an interpretation from the agent that meant there would be underwriting for the five years, which is absolutely incorrect. My review of the file is that the agent provided a letter that was never signed and was pushing to have a letter signed over a period of time. That all culminated after Ms O'Keeffe had left the organisation. This is important.
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