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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Sep 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 869. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to increase the payment through the national childcare scheme for vulnerable children funded through sponsor referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40565/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (20 Sep 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 870. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to increase the fostering allowance, given that it has not been increased since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40569/23]

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Chair, with respect, references have been made to two emails here. I think it would be appropriate for us to get copies of them.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Was there not a request for Ms Geraldine O'Leary to attend also?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Was there not a request for Ms O'Leary to attend?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Could we address that issue?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: No, I was asking if the witnesses from RTÉ can address why Ms O'Leary is not here.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Was Ms O'Leary asked to attend today, or was that request not passed on by RTÉ?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: First of all, I want to acknowledge Ms Ní Raghallaigh's statement in that it is entirely correct that the internal audit procedure is what brought this to light, and the actions of the board following the internal audit is what brought it to further attention. I appreciate that, and I think those measures were taken in good faith. Additionally, all of the information which the board...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Would Mr. Lynch accept that they were part of his overall contractual negotiations?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Would he accept that it was an attempt to provide additional income to Mr. Tubridy?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Would Mr. Lynch accept that it is not additional, independent work but actually that it was facilitated by RTÉ; that RTÉ introduced Mr. Kelly to its sponsor, Renault; that RTÉ paid for the staging and the catering; and that an RTÉ staff member was present at the events? Is that fair?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Although it was only agreed for year one, would Mr. Lynch accept that if Renault had continued to make the payment of the €75,000 for years two and three, there is actually a likelihood that we would never have found out about this?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Would Mr. Lynch accept that in making it cost-neutral to the sponsor, it meant that RTÉ was effectively funding the tripartite agreement?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Mr. Lynch agree that the method of making it cost-neutral was raising the credit note?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Ms Geraldine O'Leary said that she was aware of the tripartite agreement, and that she was aware of the cost-neutral nature, and that the credit note was raised on the instruction of Ms Forbes. Is that consistent with Mr. Lynch's knowledge of what has happened to date?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. Collins said that he was not aware of the details of the tripartite agreement, and that while he was aware there was an attempt to facilitate additional commercial arrangements, he was not aware of the cost-neutral nature. I think that is Mr. Collins' evidence. Could Mr. Lynch say if that is consistent with what RTÉ knows on having carried out a trawl of all of the information?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: In the documents put forward by Mr. Kelly on Tuesday, there was an email which Mr. Kelly delivered to us, with a reference that said, "Do not put any person's name on the invoice". He said that was issued by a staff member who worked with Ms O'Leary in RTÉ. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Who was that person?