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- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Mr. Noel Kelly, his agent, acted on his behalf and we have had explanations around this, but Mr. Tubridy received €120,000 more than the published earnings, so we will put that to bed. The updated figures from RTÉ on 22 June were €511,000 in 2017, €544,000 in 2018 and €545,000 in 2019. Mr. Collins is still certain those figures are correct.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: That is fine. With regard to 2017, there is one matter that we noticed, which is that the presenter’s contract was €544,000 just for 2017. To recap on those figures, the original one published by RTÉ was €491,000. It turned out it was €20,000 more than that and was €511,000, but the presenter's contract was €544,000 - I am not counting the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: It jumps out, does it not?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Would that be a possible explanation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: We look forward to seeing that. What was actually received was €120,000 more than what was originally published. That is what I want to clarify. The Comptroller and Auditor General has suggested an explanation. Mr. Collins can come back and definitively clarify this with regard to the €34,000 gap. I will move on to the classification of contractors. There was a...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: There were 500 cases.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: They are under active examination at the moment.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Has RTÉ been informed of the potential liability accruing as a result of this Department of Social Protection audit?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: How much?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Is it substantial?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Is it more significant than the €1.2 million?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Possibly multiples of it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: That is a good legalistic answer. Thank you.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Sorry, we are on a different line here.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: I will let the Deputy back in at the end but there is a line of questioning here.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Hold on a second.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: In regard to the current status of RTÉ's financial statements, when are they due to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Ms Ní Raghallaigh can confirm that they have gone to the Department. With regard to the various Eversheds reports, has RTÉ paid any additional compensation to contractors or what would be termed freelancers who accepted direct contracts of employment with RTÉ? As a result of the Eversheds reports, have any additional payments ever been made? That is a question to Mr. Collins.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Mr. Collins does not know the amount.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Mr. Collins can come back to us on that. I want to deal with the scope process in the Department of Social Protection. What is the current status of the Willis Towers Watson review of the organisation-wide role? Can anyone answer that?