Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 February 2024

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

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

Photo of Malcolm ByrneMalcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Okay. I want to ask Mr. Lynch then, because clearly this seems to be something that was explored and examined at the executive board. The impression I get from reading the Grant Thornton report and from what we have heard from board members is that the board was at all times told this is going well and that ticket sales are fine. In fact, the wording used at one stage is that it was even presented as a fait accompli. There is a piece in the Irish Independent today, I notice, by Lisa Tierney-Keogh, who was one of those taken on board to write the script. Having some knowledge about preparing shows, she said that the script was not even written at the time of the combo meeting and some of the others. Can Mr. Lynch outline, with regard to the executive board, what he was told and what other members of the executive board were aware of? Did he not raise concerns?

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