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- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: Again I think RTÉ should reflect on that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: I will correct Mr. Bakhurst. It was not in the form of an employment contract; that is the whole problem. It was in the form of a separate commercial agreement that was underwritten.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: That brings me to my third question. In the provision of side letters to commercial contracts, surely they would form part of a single file and all of those would be brought to the senior management team. Is that procedure now in place? Are all commercial contracts brought to the senior management team, where previously it was the executive committee?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: No, that is not the question. The question was about all commercial agreements. Do not forget that the tripartite agreement was a commercial agreement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: If, in the morning, RTÉ facilitated tripartite agreements for all of its top ten presenters-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: No. If, in the morning, individuals in RTÉ created tripartite agreements for every one of its top ten presenters, that document and any side letters would not necessarily be brought to the senior management team.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: My question is if all side letters and the legal contracts should be treated as one bundle. Is that the case now?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: The next point relates to the signature and the finalisation of contracts. There were wholly unacceptable practices here where contracts were agreed and then signatures were only applied much later. Were procedures in place that related to following up on signatures of contracts or completion of contractual arrangements? Who within RTÉ would have been responsible for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: My question was as follows: was that a breach of existing procedures or an absence of procedure?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: I take it that RTÉ has put in place measures relating to the barter account such that more than one person or division must sign off on spending and so on and that there will not be-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: I am running out of time so I want to rush on to the following issue. There has been a genuine attempt to protect more junior members of staff from having their names released and so on, yet there are times and occasions when more junior members of staff were aware of key facts and that information may not have been scaled up and so on. The legal note and the preparation of same at that...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: I previously asked Mr. Kelly about his knowledge of the assets account. He consistently said in his evidence that he was not aware of the assets account at the time. The witnesses have provided us with evidence about an additional invoice from CMS for the Chernobyl lunch. It should be noted that the invoice was made in January 2023, whereas the "at the time" reference of Mr. Kelly was in...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: Geraldine O'Leary was invited to attend today and chose not to attend.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: The note we have been discussing has become a bigger issue than it should be. In essence, I see RTÉ protecting an internal Chinese wall. It looks like a ring fence or brick wall is being put around RTÉ. That is the difficulty here. I asked how the legal office was advising "Prime Time" about a Government measure that was taken. I can understand why the witnesses would defend...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: When is that guidance expected?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: As a politician, it might arise that I am asked questions by an RTÉ presenter about vulture funds, REITs and so on and it subsequently turns out that the presenter has a relationship with somebody in that sector. I am not saying anybody has such a relationship but it is a good example of how it is really important for the public to know what is involved in external contracts.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: I have no doubt that 99% of people in RTÉ have that integrity. I would like a response on the issue of foreign travel. The witnesses will have seen the story about Donie O'Sullivan and the decision to cancel his appearance. While that involved a tiny amount of money, it would seem to contest their idea that there are cost savings happening within RTÉ. Will one of the witnesses...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: After the session this morning, there are many people wondering to where the Committee of Public Accounts goes next. We have been focused in our contributions to date in terms of chronicling what happened, putting together a report and making recommendations. We still have a significant amount of work to do on those elements and the evidence given today will allow us to complete significant...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: My view is that we should move to compel in any case.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Oct 2023)
Paul McAuliffe: We should also explore all possible options with the director general to try to avoid that scenario.