Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Tubridy and Mr. Kelly for volunteering to come in. It is important that is stressed because Mr. Tubridy's appearance in particular is forming a part of trying to rebuild confidence in the national broadcaster. For many people Mr. Tubridy personifies RTÉ. When Mr. Tubridy was finishing up on "The Late Late Show" there was a massive outpouring of appreciation for the job that he did over the past 14 years. He would have received hundreds or thousands of messages and correspondence. I was one of the people to drop him a note at the time to wish him well for the future. For the people looking in now their confidence has been rattled. Today's hearing is very important to establish the facts. This is what we are trying to do here. Nobody is out to get anyone. We want to establish the true facts for the people of this country.

To get a little bit further down the road, I want to know more about the type of relationship that Mr. Kelly has, and has had, with RTÉ executives over the past number of years. How would Mr. Kelly describe it? Would it be healthy?