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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I am delighted that Mr. Tubridy clarified that the money will be refunded if the six shows do not take place.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: It would have helped if that information had come out earlier, to be honest.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Today was the first I heard about it. I felt very strongly that that money needs to be paid back. No taxes have been paid on it.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: This is serious.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: It is licence payers' money and it is taxpayers' money-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: -----so it is serious.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I apologise because I will be caught on time. How much advertising of products does Mr. Kelly bring into RTÉ? He carries a lot of clout. I would say that he would be able to get a better deal for his clients because of what he brings to the table from other areas. What does he bring to RTÉ from other organisations or companies?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: So you have no other agreements with any other client-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Just a couple of minutes. I apologise.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: In relation to being notified, Mr. Kelly was here last week and he mentioned other information with regard to the notification of RTÉ and the announcement. I think the dates Mr. Kelly gave to me were that RTÉ was notified on 13 March and it was announced on 16 March.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Adrian Lynch.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: There are emails with a list and he is going to provide us with those emails.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Can I have one minute? I apologise but I got held up with the train of thought in my questioning.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: On Toy Show The Musical,page 11 of the document pack mentions "The Late Late Show" live. The possibility of a live show was discussed. We met with people with regard to the musical. We thought it was a fantastic idea to create a musical here in Ireland, but the fact that Mr. Tubridy was not involved meant it was a loser from the beginning.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Why did Mr. Tubridy not want to get involved? The fact is that the two producers of that show, which lost €2.2 million, have been promoted since. My understanding is that one of them is a producer of "The Late Late Show".

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: In relation to "The Late Late Toy Show" fund-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: -----questions have been asked. Do 100% of the moneys raised in the "The Late Late Toy Show" appeal go to charities? Does none of it go to RTÉ?

Seanad: Broadcasting (Restriction of Salaries) Bill 2023: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I will read a couple of comments from the Minister’s statement that are pertinent to the past two weeks we have had here. She stated: Public service broadcasting should be independent and have public interest at its core ... [But we] can only do so ... if it is open, truthful, transparent and accountable to the public. She also stated: Public service broadcasting is...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Chair and wish everyone a good afternoon. Last week, Mr. Lynch said there was a possibility that Ryan Tubridy might have known about an issue with RTÉ accounts ahead of him announcing that he was retiring if one looks at the information. What information is Mr. Lynch referring to?