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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: But are they already paid for presenting. This is an allowance on top of the salary they are being paid.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: In the case that Mr. Bakhurst has specified there, does this apply to all 46 in receipt of that allowance?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: I have a couple of other questions and perhaps later-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: I will ask the other questions in relation to that as well.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: We definitely need more detail on the breakdown of those 46. Is it the case of somebody just covering, or are there people who are already being paid for being on air and getting an allowance?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: Does Mr. Bakhurst have a breakdown on how many are in receipt of multiple allowances? I am sure that is there somewhere.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: Mr. Bakhurst referred to the car allowance. Do any of the 61 people who are in receipt of the car allowance actually have no driving licence? Is there anyone at all?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: Do we not have that information, given that RTÉ was coming here today?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: Right so you just give it: "There is a car allowance and it does not matter if you do not drive."

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: I am not referring to Mr. Bakhurst himself but the practice has been there is a car allowance-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: Of the 61, how many are executives, board members or management? For example, do we know is any of the 50 lowest paid staff in receipt of a car allowance? I refer to those on the €24,000 to €30,000 salaries that we spoke about.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: Mr. Bakhurst has said that he is going to look at the situation on site. Would we have this in October, for example?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: With regard to the car allowances. Mr. Bakhurst will look at that in RTÉ.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: With the strategic plan coming in October, the public and ourselves as the Oireachtas will expect all of this. It is all about transparency and, above all else, accountability. If things are not tightened up and all of that is not rooted out, nobody is going to buy it. I am not being smart by saying this, I am just telling Mr. Bakhurst that this is the fact.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: If there is waste and a law unto themselves type of attitude-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: Okay. I thank Mr. Bakhurst. With regard to being a law unto themselves, I wish to bring up the Soho House club. We were blatantly misled by an executive board member who sat here at several committee hearings and distinctly told us that the rental of the Soho club was used for business meetings. RTÉ told us it was used for business meetings with clients because RTÉ no longer had...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: Which it was not.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: Yes, but has RTÉ cancelled that membership of Soho House? Has that been retained?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: It has not been retained. Has it been cancelled?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Imelda Munster: I am sure finance would know.