Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 September 2023

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media

Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed)

Photo of Micheál CarrigyMicheál Carrigy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On public service broadcasting, I recently read that a programme will be broadcast involving someone from Boyzone going to Türkiye to explore Ireland's relationship with teeth or something like that. I do not think that is value for money. We need to look at some of the content we are paying for. I ask for that point to be put across in respect of programmes coming up shortly. RTÉ needs to look at whoever is making these decisions. Perhaps it is coming at a cost. I do not think it is value for money or something the public is interested in reading about.

I asked Ms Ní Raghallaigh a question about the period 2017 to 2019. We have had 24-plus hours of public meetings in the Oireachtas between this committee and the Committee of Public Accounts. We have had a report from one of the top firms in the country. She made a comment about not getting full co-operation in getting answers. Who did not co-operate? Which individuals or staff members did not co-operate, which meant we did not get the complete answers we looked for? Are there individuals in the organisation who have not co-operated?

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