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- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: What is your explanation for that?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I refer to the broader perspective on all this.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: We will do that in the wrap-up. How about that?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I have many more questions but I am also conscious that I have to let in my other colleagues as well. My clerk has reminded me to ask the witnesses if they need a break or if they are they happy to keep going. Is everyone happy to keep going?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: My colleagues who remain and who have questions are not members of this committee. I will not, therefore, be able to give them all ten minutes. I will extend the time to three or possibly five minutes each.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: That concludes that slot.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I thank the Deputy. Could I interject for one second? Could the executive furnish this committee with the figures on "Toy Show The Musical"?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I am sorry, Mr. Coveney, but I do not really think that stacks up at this moment in time.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: There should be no difficulty in furnishing the Oireachtas committee with what it cost RTÉ to run the show.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I hope Mr. Lynch is taking notes because there have been many requests by various members of the committee. If not, I am sure the clerk will assist him in respect of furnishing the details. The issue of "Toy Show The Musical" is critical. It has been very much in the public domain and there are questions to be answered. Perhaps Mr. Lynch can give us the information on it. I now come to...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: The floor is yours, Deputy Crowe.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: Final, final.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I am near the end. I will invite Deputy Ó Murchú in for three minutes, and then Deputy Mattie McGrath has indicated he wants to ask one final question. Then we will wrap up.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I have two concluding questions, comments or observations. I will be brief because I appreciate everyone has been here since 1.30 p.m., and there have been some intense questions and answers going over and back. Deputy McGrath has one last question.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: We kind of touched on that, but I am going to bring Deputy Michael McNamara in to ask his question as well, and then let the witnesses sum up responding to that. Is that okay?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Deputy McNamara. Who would Deputy McGrath like to answer his question?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: It is Mr. Lynch for both.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: Deputy McNamara's question is intended for Mr. Lynch as well.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)
Niamh Smyth: That concludes our questions. I would like to acknowledge the presence of Mr. Seamus Dooley representing the National Union of Journalists, NUJ, who was been here for most of our debate and has been before this committee on many occasions. I would like to conclude by giving the final word to Mr. Robert Shortt. We saw Ms Emma O'Kelly here earlier on in the audience too, and I have...