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- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: So sometimes Ms Kennedy would ask the politicians and sometimes the politicians would ask her. It was a two-way street of exchange.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: I know Ms Kennedy said she had a record of standing up for herself against politicians, but in any of those conversations, did anyone ever suggest doing something or put any pressure on to change tack?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: Ms Kennedy may recall the remark made by the Taoiseach to the effect that people should take their lives if they disagreed with the status quo. Did that type of conversation ever arise between Ms Kennedy and the Taoiseach or a senior Minister?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: There was never a conversation about The Irish Timeschanging its tone to keep in line with the status quo.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: We have talked much about the amount of money paid formyhome.ie. Obviously, Ms Donovan wanted it to succeed. As she said, the newspaper had to own it and it still needs it. There was an imperative to make it succeed and ensure the property market was buoyant. With that, the newspaper was simultaneously providing a €100 million platform for advertisers in the six years in question....
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: The newspaper already paid well over the odds for the website.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: Surely the newspaper did not want it to fail.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: To follow up on the conflict of interest register, at what point was that introduced and what was the implication for a presenter or journalist if he or she registered an involvement with or a stake in a company?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: Okay. Did journalists at RTE declare conflicts of interest?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: To go back to my colleague's question, there are people on the record who were known to have had big-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: I can think of two but they were known to have had big property investments.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: Was that noted or known? Would RTE have perceived that to be a conflict of interest?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: In short, if a journalist was involved in any sort of property speculation, he or she was not obliged-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: How about particular-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: How about particular journalists who had sponsorship deals with car and property companies? How did RTE account for them?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: I cannot name them but I do know this to be true because they told me themselves. That is how I would know and I am wondering how-----
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: Yes.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: If they did not declare it, Mr. Mulhall had no way of knowing. Is that right?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: The "Drivetime" programme on RTE radio has had a series of sponsorship deals with three different banks. How did that come about, given that it is a current affairs programme in a prime time slot?
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)
Susan O'Keeffe: How could RTE allow what is effectively a current affairs programme, "Drivetime", it talks about current affairs, to be sponsored by a bank? How could RTE's editorial hat allow a bank, any bank, at any time to sponsor that programme? How could that be? It does not matter about the guidelines but the editorial instinct.