Results 101-120 of 262 for speaker:Brian Brennan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: If RTÉ is taking people on as well, the number must be quite small.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: Can we get a detailed breakdown of those exiting and those being taken on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: Again, I was late. How is morale in RTÉ? You get a feel for it. It is not fake news. I have friends who work there and, when I talk to them, they say that morale is at an all-time low.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: Is that report available to us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: The process of reshaping has been going on for two years now and I had this conversation in the last 48 hours. The person I was talking to said that morale has never been as low. That is the point I am making. What are we doing to change that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: Mr. Bakhurst would agree that morale is at an all-time low, however.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: From my previous experience in the private sector, I know you need to talk to the people there and they are saying that. I am looking at-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: With the Chairman's comments in mind about irregularities that cropped up after the previous hearing, I do not want to waste time. Can the witnesses assure us that there are no other financial skeletons in the closet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: Mr. Bakhurst cannot assure us 100% that there are no other skeletons in the closest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: Mr. Bakhurst is there long enough. He should-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: That is long enough. If Mr. Bakhurst was in the private sector, believe me, that is long enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: Is anyone concerned there may have been a conflict of interest surrounding the procurement of the IT system? Can we get reassurance on that? Who got the contract, and were they-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: That is not the question. The question is if there is conflict of interest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: That is not the question. The question is simple. Mr. Coady is reassuring me there was no conflict of interest in the procurement of the IT system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: Let us look at the maths alone. Did Mr. Bakhurst say he was aiming to take out 127?

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (28 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: My colleagues have gone to another vote. I want to put on record that I was disappointed that people were put under so much pressure to get to two votes at the exact same time. It is across parties and I feel it is wrong and disrespectful to the Chair and to the committee we are involved in. I really look forward to giving the Chair some back-up. I am coming from the private sector so...

Independent External Medical Audit for Children's Health Ireland and National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh: Statements (27 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: I welcome the report. It is imperative that there is no delay in the roll-out of the recommendations it contains. There are three key issues. The first is how we deal with parents. Since the more than 2,000 letters were sent out, I have spoken to many parents. Without exaggerating, I can say they simply have not slept. They are totally numb at the thought that their child was put...

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: I am a TD for Wicklow-Wexford. I come from an unusual background, which is hospitality, but I have huge interest in foreign affairs and foreign aid. I have spent the past eight years of my life living and working in Sri Lanka. I am very much involved in charity and have a huge interest in seeing how we can improve that sector. It is also a hugely interesting time to be involved in foreign...

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

Brian Brennan: I have three key points. First, on the diaspora, I warmly welcome the support programme. I often think about how the diaspora comprises both people who want to be away and people who have to be away. There is a major gap in that. Our support is for people who have to be away, and we do not have to look too far away to see what is going on. I warmly welcome the support programme and, if...