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Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: What date?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: Okay. That is fine. I think the rest of it is on the record. I want to get through two more questions and possibly a third. Can we get a copy of this famous Teams call that took place – the tripartite?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: Presumably, that is recorded.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: Is that not standard practice for calls like that?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: There are no minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: Who was the lawyer?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: No problem. That is fine. Will you provide a copy of the note to us please by next Thursday?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: Chair, we will take advice on that legally as well. We will then come back to Ms Mullooly. I suspect-----

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: I suspect that we are entitled to it. I will move on for time purposes. I wish to go through the timeline of what happened in March. Regarding this issue with Deloitte, the dates of 16 March and 17 March and Mr. Tubridy's resignation, the whole country is talking about this. The coincidence is incredible. I wish to ask everybody in the room the following question: Is anybody aware of...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: It was only really the one multiple issue of two invoices.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: Are you saying that is what is meant by "a number of issues" in the RTÉ board's statement?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: Mr. Collins? Same?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: Okay. Only one issue. I have another question. I refer to a statement made this week that Mr. Tubridy's contract has come to an end. I am no genius and I am not legally qualified but looking at precedent in respect of other people in RTÉ, I found that an extraordinary statement and I thought it was going to be a big problem straight away. Precedent would show that loads of people...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: I think RTÉ has serious issues. I have one final question. In relation to the new presenter's salary - in fairness, he asked for it to be public - were there any changes made to the remuneration that was agreed with him versus what was announced in the past 24 hours? Were any changes made in the past week or so in respect of that and if so, what were they?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: So the drop is €30,000.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: Just to be clear, it is €250,000 and he is getting €20,000 for pre-production, I presume, and all that sort of stuff.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: He waived €50,000 of what?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: Please.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: I have a few more requests and then three questions. First, "Toy Show - The Musical" has cost a fortune and been an unmitigated disaster. Can we get the figures behind how much it has cost? Obviously, the show will not see the light of day again. The second issue relates to the legal advice I spoke about earlier. I am not legally qualified but one member of the committee is. I have...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: You were there since 2012, so it was before then. Ten years is not enough. You need to go back 20 years, so that is 20 years for the barter account. With regard to RTÉ and Renault, is it true that crews and facilities were used for recording and performance at Renault gigs as part of this deal? How much did that cost? Is it true that RTÉ staff, crews and equipment were used at...