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Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: Just to keep it short, the necessity of payment would be discussed. It had to have been over the past five years. What else would you be doing?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: When those discussions were taking place did anybody in the room ever ask where they would walk to? Was that question ever asked?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: Is the market that big out there in this country?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: I am glad you agree with me that it is time to reflect on that.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: There is also the back question to that. If somebody did walk, I think we could be fairly confident that we would fill those positions for €445,000 or €495,000 a year. I am absolutely confident that if those jobs were advertised, RTÉ would get enough applications and that there would be long list. I am sure it would have to make a short-list for interviews. It would not...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy is over time.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: We will get those figures.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: Can we have those figures for Deputy Munster and the committee before the end of the meeting?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: I thank Deputy Brady. On the side letters, can the witnesses ensure that we get a copy of the letter from Mr. Noel Kelly, which was sent in the final stages of the 2020 agreement and referred to in the Grant Thornton report?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: That is correct and if there was a final exchange of any correspondence about what was actually agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. Shortt. I call Deputy Dillon.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy is way over time.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: I thank Deputy Dillon. I call Deputy Kelly.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: You are over time, Deputy but go on-----

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: Can anybody else here answer that question?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: Thank you, Deputy.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: Thank you. Just a couple of final questions regarding to Ms Forbes. She claimed in her statement that she never knew about the €120,000 loyalty payments - and end-of-year payments - in the years 2017 to 2019. She had, of course, been director general since 2016. The board is stating that Ms Forbes is the only person who knew about the Renault deal, but she has stated that she does...