Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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Yes. It would be important to invite the former chair of the board, Moya Doherty.

I remember raising this point when the show was under way and I looked for a business case because it was jaw-dropping stuff. We all know how big the convention centre is. All of us remember every seat in the convention centre. One would never want to be at a committee or Dáil meeting there ever again. We were acutely aware of how big it was and how many people would be needed to fill it. We were acutely aware of the number of shows that were cancelled and the climate at the time. We asked for a business case and got an eight-page reply, as others might remember, in January 2023. It told us that we could not have the business case because RTÉ has a commercial side. I do not think there is any reason why we could not have that business case now. I would like to see it in advance of the meeting we hold. That is an additional point.