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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: So you have no other agreements with any other client-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Just a couple of minutes. I apologise.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: In relation to being notified, Mr. Kelly was here last week and he mentioned other information with regard to the notification of RTÉ and the announcement. I think the dates Mr. Kelly gave to me were that RTÉ was notified on 13 March and it was announced on 16 March.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Adrian Lynch.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: There are emails with a list and he is going to provide us with those emails.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Can I have one minute? I apologise but I got held up with the train of thought in my questioning.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: On Toy Show The Musical,page 11 of the document pack mentions "The Late Late Show" live. The possibility of a live show was discussed. We met with people with regard to the musical. We thought it was a fantastic idea to create a musical here in Ireland, but the fact that Mr. Tubridy was not involved meant it was a loser from the beginning.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: Why did Mr. Tubridy not want to get involved? The fact is that the two producers of that show, which lost €2.2 million, have been promoted since. My understanding is that one of them is a producer of "The Late Late Show".

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: In relation to "The Late Late Toy Show" fund-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: -----questions have been asked. Do 100% of the moneys raised in the "The Late Late Toy Show" appeal go to charities? Does none of it go to RTÉ?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: The Minister of State is very welcome. I will be brief and to the point. This matter relates to the upgrade of the facilities at St. Joseph's campus in Longford. We have a fantastic radiology facility there that recently got some aesthetic works done but the X-ray machine is badly in need of an upgrade. A lot of services have been taken away from Longford and moved elsewhere, which means...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister of State for that comprehensive reply to all my queries. I am delighted to know that funding is in place and is ring-fenced and that a new X-ray machine will be delivered for Longford by the end of 2023. I would like to see ongoing work expedited regarding Ballyminion. It has been ongoing for a number of years. The Minister of State might bring the message that this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I concur with the comments made by others. I thank Martin Groves, Bridget Doody and all the staff across the House for their courtesy and help over the last term. It is an honour to walk in the front door of the House every day. It is something that I feel privileged to do. I wish my colleagues of all parties well. I know it is not going to be a quiet summer. There is lots of work to be...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: First, I would put on the record that I am a sports fan. My young lad is involved with Longford rugby club. I support Longford town and I am involved in my own club. I have been a lifelong GAA member and am a former member of the Ard Chomhairle in Croke Park. I just wanted to put that on the record. I recognise all the good work that has been done by every organisation present in...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: I apologise for being late. I was attending another meeting. One of the proposals put forward by Mary O'Connor from the Federation of Irish Sport was for a television programme similar to "Sports Stadium". Another example is the Australian Government's approach of allocating a certain amount of funding to ensure minority sports are shown. What are the witnesses views and opinions on that...

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

Micheál Carrigy: The witnesses are all very welcome. I welcome Mr. Bakhurst in particular, and I wish him well in his new role. It is out there in the media that RTÉ will be looking to the Government, and ultimately the taxpayer, for in the region of €50 million to plug a shortfall in the organisation. A significant amount of that has been caused by errors made within the organisation that have...

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

Micheál Carrigy: Has RTÉ had a valuation done on it? A colleague of mine asked that question a number of months ago.

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

Micheál Carrigy: Some 8.6 acres were sold in 2017 for €107 million. Based on that, that site is worth about €500 million in today's terms.

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

Micheál Carrigy: I do not think land values have gone down. They have actually increased since 2017.

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

Micheál Carrigy: That is going by the market. Would Mr. Bakhurst consider again cutting the 10% cuts that were restored? The public are not happy.