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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Broadband Infrastructure (6 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: The Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Ossian Smyth is very welcome to the House, and I thank him for his time this morning.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mortgage Interest Rates (6 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State for his time today. We appreciate that he is very busy.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: I pay tribute to Brendan Daly who passed away overnight. He was a former member of Seanad Éireann, and a former Deputy, Cabinet Minister and junior Minister. Brendan served the people of west Clare with distinction in these Houses for more than 30 years and from every position, from Cabinet right down to being a Member of this House on a number of occasions. He will be remembered for...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: I am also very conscious that the witnesses have been here for a long time. As I am not a member of the committee, I had to wait until the very end to engage. I will start on a positive note. I was quite impressed with the length, detail and breadth of Ms O'Keeffe's opening statement given that she does not have access to documents, personnel and so on. That is quite refreshing from our...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: There was no other reason; it was just that Ms O'Keeffe wanted to move on. Noel Kelly appears to have become very successful through his engagement on behalf of top talent within RTÉ. From Ms O'Keeffe's recollection, has Noel Kelly Management received any direct payments from RTÉ directly or was it all through representing clients?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: Did any agents other than Noel Kelly represent clients or was he effectively exclusive?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: There has been a lot of talk about the contracts. Regarding the evaluation of these top talent contracts, are there any examples where these contracts were terminated prematurely because of lack of performance? Was there any payback to RTÉ in terms of any of these contracts? In the event that top talent got sick, were their contracts still honoured? Were there any out clauses for...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: With respect, there is not a huge number involved. We are talking about perhaps 18 or 20 people. Surely to God Mr. Lynch would know if any such contracts were terminated prematurely?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: Mr. Lynch might come back to the committee on that. What evaluation takes place for the contract performance of these top talent people? What metrics does RTÉ use for evaluating whether they are worth the money and whether they have delivered their side of the bargain when renewing their contracts? While I accept there were negotiations, there does not seem to be any scenario where...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: I am conscious of time, but I have one other question.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: Yes.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: I have one final question. Regarding the barter account or any other account, were any personal loans made available to any members of the senior management executive team or any of the top talent contractors? Were any advance payments made to top talent who found themselves in difficult financial situations where perhaps six months or 12 months of their agreed contract was paid in advance...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: Is Mr. Collins sure? Would he like to double-check and come back to the committee?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: Cathaoirleach, I omitted to ask one very specific question.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: With regard to payments that are going to made to Ryan Tubridy under the oral contract, the witnesses might clarify what exactly the payments are. Does it include the contract that was engaged in in 2020 or is it a reduced contract? Could they give us some clarity on that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: I asked about the oral contract with Ryan Tubridy.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: Is he still receiving the pro rataradio element of his contract?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: The witnesses are saying that he is being paid at the moment.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: This is important.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Conway: I amplify the compliments Senator Garvey paid to Frank Gunter. I know Mr. Gunter and everything the Senator said about him is true. I welcome two guests in the Gallery, Sasha Cannonkadu and Zara Carlyle, who are both fifth-year students. Sasha’s mother is a Fine Gael councillor, Punam Rane. I have no doubt, having engaged with and spoken to these two young people, that our future...