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Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Most people would see that the only logic for that was to conceal the payments. The other point is that it was not cost-neutral because RTÉ paid the €75,000.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: It was cost-neutral to the client but not to the taxpayer. There is talk about it being "cost-neutral", but RTÉ paid in years one, two and three.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Yes, but it was not cost-neutral to the taxpayer. We paid in years one, two and three of that tripartite agreement. I will ask a question of Mr. Collins. That credit note went through his department, the finance department, did it not?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Who authorised that?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: I am asking about when it came through Mr. Collins' department.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: With you?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Mr. Collins would have known it was part of the tripartite agreement.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Right, here we go again. All of a sudden, we were paying Renault for a fee it paid to Ryan Tubridy. We were paying for something we should not have been paying for if things were done properly. This credit note came through Mr. Collins' department. Is he saying he did not ask what the story with it was? Did nobody tell him this was part of the tripartite agreement?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: This was year one.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: It was part of the tripartite agreement.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Mr. Collins just said it was not. Will you stop?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: At that stage, did Mr. Collins, as chief financial officer - I do not want to have to say that once more - not ask questions?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Take your time now.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: In hindsight, yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: It appears to me-----

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: -----that Mr. Collins has been consistent in one thing. He has been consistent in failing to do his job as chief financial officer. I know time is of the essence. I want to come back to the slush fund. Ms O'Leary called out a few examples. There was a U2 concert in Croke Park on 14 May 2019. Will she look up and tell us how much that cost? Was it Ms O'Leary who organised that?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Ms O'Leary would have organised that.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Would there have been family members at that?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: That particular U2 concert.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: All right.