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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (5 Jul 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 133. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32992/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (5 Jul 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for his advice on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33179/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (6 Jul 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 292. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33264/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (6 Jul 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 318. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will be considered for an urgent assessment in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33225/23]

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

Brendan Griffin: Why did Mr. Collins tell the Oireachtas last week that there was only one barter account?

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

Brendan Griffin: Do you stand over the answer you provided last week?

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

Brendan Griffin: When I got this documentation earlier, I had to go looking around Leinster House in order to get a printer big enough to print it off because there was too much stuff for A4 pages. The people tuning in will not be able to see all this but I will go through a few of the sheets. I am looking at 2016 RTÉ agency and clients summer party, venue, catering and drinks, €20,900. 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)

Brendan Griffin: You were not aware.

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

Brendan Griffin: On the one hand, we are being told that barter accounts are a normal part of a media organisation and, on the other hand, the former chairperson did not know that there was a barter account in the organisation.

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

Brendan Griffin: Do you think you should have known?

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

Brendan Griffin: What I am sensing from you is that you are waiting there to be informed of all these things. As a board, is your job not to scrutinise what is going on in the organisation as well? Do you think you did not scrutinise enough or did not keep a close enough eye on what was going on?

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

Brendan Griffin: Ms Doherty was the chair of the remuneration committee. Is that right?

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

Brendan Griffin: Why did the committee only meet once per annum in the crucial period from 2018 to 2023?

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

Brendan Griffin: I will tell you now. It met once in 2018, once in 2019, it did not meet at all in 2020 - that is fair enough - it met once in 2021 and did not meet at all in 2022. I understand it has met once so far in 2023. For the relevant period, particularly in 2018 and 2019, why did it go from three meetings in 2017 down to one? At the same time, the audit and risk committee and the programmes...