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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)

Fintan Warfield: I will ask about the sector as a whole. Mr. Kelly represents a number of high-profile RTÉ personalities but he also represents personalities in rival media organisations.

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

Fintan Warfield: He knows what a lot of people are earning in the media sector so he can go to RTÉ and say one of his clients wants a pay rise. RTÉ might say “No” and he might go to a commercial radio station or TV station. Mr. Kelly has a wealth of knowledge and a significant amount of power to go down to that commercial TV station or radio station, knowing full well what presenters...

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

Fintan Warfield: Does Mr. Kelly have a monopoly as an agent?

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

Fintan Warfield: What happens if two of Mr. Kelly’s clients are going for the same job?

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

Fintan Warfield: Surely you have to back-----

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

Fintan Warfield: If Mr. Tubridy does not mind my asking, why is he an independent contractor?

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

Fintan Warfield: Mr. Tubridy says under the terms of his contract he is allowed do additional work outside RTÉ.

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

Fintan Warfield: Is that the reason he is satisfied to be an independent contractor? It allows him to do additional work.

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

Fintan Warfield: Mr. Tubridy says there is nothing morally, ethically or legally wrong with that. Is it fair for me to say that in any additional work he does the benefit comes from his connection with RTÉ?

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

Fintan Warfield: Mr. Tubridy has been there since the age of 12.

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

Fintan Warfield: In his opening statement and a number of times at the Committee of Public Accounts, Mr. Tubridy said he took a pay cut. To most people out there, a pay cut is when a person works the same hours with the same conditions for less pay.

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

Fintan Warfield: That is not the case here. In the contract negotiations, Mr. Kelly's email states a "reduced fee has to reflect a reduced level of services". In simple terms, that means a person would get paid less but there would be less work. Can Mr. Kelly reasonably call that a pay cut?

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

Fintan Warfield: My own time is almost up.

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

Fintan Warfield: On the issue of "The Late Late Show", throughout the documentation the witnesses sent us, the terms "The Late Late Toy Show Live" and "The Late Late Toy Show" appear interchangeably, but at no point was the musical being talked about.

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

Fintan Warfield: Is there a separate commercial agreement relating to the toy show?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2023)

Fintan Warfield: We are seeing a dramatic increase in military spending around the world. On 28 June, Ursula von der Leyen said that common procurement will give the defence industry more certainty and bring us closer to a European defence union. Essentially we can ramp up production and see the further armament of Europe with more weapons, more war, and more young men and women dead. On Thursday evening...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2023)

Fintan Warfield: All three.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2023)

Fintan Warfield: It was the defence industry.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2023)

Fintan Warfield: A 55-minute debate is a bit rushed.

Seanad: Situation in Israel and occupied Palestinian territory: Statements (12 Jul 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The Israeli Government's military bombardment of the Jenin refugee camp caused the deaths of 12 Palestinians, five of whom were children. Thousands of people were forced to leave their homes. It destroyed roads, electricity and water services. The Israeli Government outrageously managed to make refugees out of refugees. The views of the...