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- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: In terms of everything Mr. Tubridy has heard from his former colleagues in RTÉ - directors and executives - what has been the biggest inaccuracy that he has heard? I know he has highlighted seven but is there any one in particular that he wants to highlight this afternoon?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: Mr. Bakhurst's colleagues are very welcome back. I welcome Mr. Bakhurst here for the first time. Everyone is very excited to come before the Committee of Public Accounts. The witnesses will know that when they come back to us in a couple of months' time. I will stick with the tripartite agreement because the information Mr. Lynch has provided is new. Certainly from my perspective, the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: In terms of that actual process, I am not saying Mr. Lynch said this, but there was an impression clearly given that it was almost all Dee Forbes. That is the impression that was given here two weeks ago.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: But the finalised element of it-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: There were two representatives on that call.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: That was what we were told. Ms Mullooly is indicating.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: No. We have all that-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: I ask Ms Ní Raghallaigh about the initial scoping exercise by Grant Thornton, the first report. Was an opportunity given to Mr. Tubridy to see that report before it was basically made public?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: When it became known who they were going to, was that information given, or did Mr. Tubridy find out, like everybody else in the country, through the press?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: But he was not given an opportunity to see the report before it became public.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: I will turn to Mr. Bakhurst. Regarding his opening remarks on the reforms, I welcome some of the reforms he has already announced and I am sure many more are to come. Mr. Lynch referred to some of the correspondence we have not seen, such as the Mazars forensic examination of the internal workings of RTÉ. I presume all correspondence, including emails to former employees at senior and...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: I thank the Chair. There was no clock.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: I will stick with that email of 25 April. It is interesting that it arises this morning. I do not know why it was not furnished to us previously.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: From our last engagement, given the seriousness, all the information that was out in the public domain and the questions that were there, does Mr. Lynch not think that RTÉ should have done a trawl before its first appearance before the committee?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: Mr. Lynch now has access to Ms Forbes's email.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: Relating to these payments.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: On the register of interests, Mr. Bakhurst has announced some changes. As I said, some of them are very welcome and needed. He referenced international best practice around the register of interests and looking at other organisations abroad and elsewhere. Will he expand a little more on who will be included in that register of interests? What will be the level of staff and what will they...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: Mr. Bakhurst thinks the register of interests will extend to all RTÉ staff. Is that right?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: We heard a lot about revenue on Tuesday. Mr. Kelly said €100 million was brought into RTÉ commercially as a result of Mr. Tubridy's appearances. On the revenue for RTÉ as it stands right now, given all the revelations that have come out, the past couple of weeks have not been a good look or good fit for RTÉ. On the impact that is currently having on revenue, and there...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Cormac Devlin: Did June reflect it?