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- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: A week and a half ago.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: However, your predecessor brought clarity in relation to the bizarre and, frankly, ridiculous situation of RTÉ underwriting the commercial agreement with Ryan Tubridy and the sponsor of "The Late Late Show", Renault. Initially, Ms O'Keeffe said that the request from Noel Kelly Management to put the taxpayer on the hook was flatly rejected.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: What happened subsequent to Ms O'Keeffe leaving RTÉ?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: Who attended 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)
Alan Dillon: Who else?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: Can you confirm who was present at that meeting?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: Can any of our witnesses shed some light on who was at that meeting?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: Have you reviewed the note on file in relation to how the commercial agreement was subsequently underwritten by RTÉ?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: Can you provide that information today?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: Legal privilege.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: And that is why we are here today.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: Can I ask-----
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: The CFO who was in place previously, who flatly rejected the commercial arrangement that was going to be entered into, subsequently leaves RTÉ and all of a sudden her successor is not aware of it and a unilateral decision is made.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: So, the statement issued by the former DG outlining that all executives were informed of the dealings in relation to the contractual arrangement was incorrect?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: We appreciate you coming here.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: We received a communication today from Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly. I hope they will come to committee in public session and furnish us with the information in relation to that conversation. I will move 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)
Alan Dillon: We understand that Mr. Lynch, but the concealment of further payments for year 2 and year 3 are the real concern here in terms of the manner in which they were actually processed.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: I thank Mr. Lynch. I appreciate that. On the commercial department's remit, will Ms O' Leary tell the committee if any of the corporate hospitality guests are from the public sector or any semi-State agencies?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: Will Ms O'Leary furnish the committee with a list of those and what events they actually attended?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)
Alan Dillon: Public sector and semi-State agencies.