Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 July 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ

9:30 am

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That is good. There is a list of questions on which the representatives might come back to us.

One thing I want to get off my chest relates to an RTÉ presenter who is actually represented by Noel Kelly. Last night, he stated that to take the minds of the public off “that nonsensical Oireachtas Nuremberg trial" he would play some Rory Gallagher. I love Rory Gallagher. He is one of my favourite artists. I met him when I was young, he is amazing. His music would take my mind off a lot of things. How is that appropriate? This is a person who is being paid by the taxpayer, granted through an agent, effectively saying on RTÉ that what the Committee of Public Accounts was doing here the other day was “that nonsensical Oireachtas Nuremberg trial”.

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