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Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: A working document?

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: Mr. Kelly is asking me, the committee, and the public to believe here today that he entered into an agreement that was not signed until this year; and that it was to run for three years, without having it nailed down legally and without the signature of his agency on it? That is cock and bull.

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: I do not care where it came from. Mr. Kelly is a professional agent. People say he is very successful at it. Does he mean to tell me that he entered into this arrangement without it being tied down for three years, because that is the effect of it? Mr. Kelly did not sign it. Niamh McCormack signed it on 21 April 2023 on behalf of Mr. Kelly and Mr. Tubridy. RTÉ never signed it....

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: Mr. Kelly and I know that you do not enter into agreements or contracts on the basis of a document like that. He knows that. Am I not correct in saying that?

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: I do not care who brokered it. Mr. Kelly is telling me that he went along for three years on a wing and a prayer. That is what he is expecting us to believe here today-----

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: I do not believe that.

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: I do not believe him.

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: I do not care what was pushed out. There was nothing to stop the contract from coming in an envelope and for it to be signed. It could have been sent by courier to Mr. Kelly, and he could have signed it, back at that time, but he did not, and the figures were not in it. The three-year dimension was not in it. They are the facts. That deal is not credible the way it was framed.

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. Kelly. We have gone through a lot of questions and we must finish because, in fairness to the two witnesses, they have come voluntarily and they have gone through three hours of questioning. Mr. Tubridy will be facing three more hours in the afternoon, so I want to be fair to him. He needs a break of an hour. I thank the witnesses for attending. I also want to thank the...

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: That was important.

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: I personally thank the witnesses for attending. They have probably heard me many times being quoted as saying that is really important to hear from the witnesses and to get them before the committee.

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: I want to thank them for their co-operation. The meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts is adjourned until 9.30 a.m. on Thursday, 13 July.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the witnesses. I remind all those in attendance to make sure their mobile phones are switched off or on silent mode. Before we start, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege, and the practice of the Houses as regards references witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from within...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: Tá a lán obair agat. We are also joined by Mr. Adrian Lynch, director of audiences, channels, and marketing; Ms Paula Mullooly, director of legal affairs; Mr. Richard Collins, former chief financial officer, CFO; Mr. Declan McBennett, group head of sport; Mr. Conor Mullen, head of strategy and commercial compliance; and Mr. Robert Shortt, staff representative on the board. They...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: I thank Ms Ní Raghallaigh and call on Mr. Bakhurst to make his opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: Thank you, Mr. Bakhurst.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: That is okay, Mr. Collins. I had you down as the director of finance. We can change that. I assure you it was not intentional. Thanks for the clarification. Mr. Lynch has asked to make an opening statement. He may proceed.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: In relation to Mr. Lynch's statement of clarification, are we not dancing on the head of a pin here? I want you to clarify this for me briefly. Mr. Kelly, in his email to RTÉ on 16 January 2020, wrote: "Lovely to see you all yesterday evening. I thought it was a very productive meeting..." The email from Breda O'Keeffe on 20 February 2020 reads: "We can agree to a fee of...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: I understand that.