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- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: Okay gentlemen-----
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: We will conclude on that. I have to move on. I call on Deputy Dillon. The floor is his. He has ten minutes.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I call on Senator Marie Sherlock. She has ten minutes.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: Deputy Griffin should allow Mr. Shortt to make his comment.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: Okay, Senator Sheridan-----
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I have to ask both of you to conclude.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: Okay, Deputy Griffin. I have given Senator Sherlock more----- Could I just clarify? I wanted to ask each of the board members.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I am sorry but the Senator should have started with 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)
Niamh Smyth: No.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: Senator Sherlock-----
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I intend to ask questions of the board because I am mindful that members have been here and have not really had an opportunity to contribute. Senator Sherlock has exceeded her time. If the matter is so important, she should have raised it at the beginning of her contribution. I have given as much latitude as I can. The Senator has had much more than ten minutes, as I think the clerk would...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I will ask Mr. Murphy the same question. How long has he been on the board? Does he concur with what Ms Doherty said and can he point to seismic change in the collective working relationship with the executive?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Murphy. I am glad to hear the cultural change is very much coming through. I ask Dr. Mathews to respond.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: Thank you very much.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: Were you asked for your opinion or were you more told what was happening?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: You feel that the board is being given all of the information now and is being unable to do the job. My sense is 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)
Niamh Smyth: Okay. That is heartening. May I come back to Mr. Shortt?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: Do you feel that, regarding the board, there is a huge cultural shift in terms of the collaborative approach? Do you agree with the assessment of Moya Doherty that you knew nothing and could do nothing and things were all happening in silos? Do you now feel a huge change within the board means the public can have confidence in what is happening now in RTÉ?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I encourage you to say what you want to say. This is your opportunity.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I ask Ms Howard the same question. When she joined the board, what did she feel at that time? Did she feel Ms Doherty accurately reflected how the whole board was feeling and this thing of working in isolation almost? Has Ms Howard seen change?