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- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: So it was not advertised. There seems to be a tradition of this with a lot of senior positions. In the case of every person who has been appointed as a senior manager or to an executive role, going back to 2000, was the appointment advertised or not? If it was not advertised, who made the appointment? I want a full chronology on that. Many of use have received correspondence on Breda...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: When it was agreed-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: That is fine. I accept Mr. Collins's evidence. No problem. Mr. Lynch was on it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: So Mr. Lynch agreed it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: Then there is an awful big problem because according to the actual scheme, which I have read, on page 6 it provides that all members of the executive team have to sign off on it and Mr. Lynch was on the executive team.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: So how did Mr. Lynch not sign off on it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: I put it to Mr. Bakhurst that this needs to be investigated. I am running out of time.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: I know. Okay. Remember, I want one of my minutes back because I got a minute taken earlier.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: I want Mr. Bakhurst to investigate that. I also want him to go back and see if anyone else who finished up in RTÉ got a similar package where the post was not suppressed. Remember, it is part of the voluntary redundancy scheme as read that the post has to be suppressed. In the case of Ms O’Keeffe it was not suppressed. Therefore, other people left with significant packages....
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: Okay. Five seconds.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: That is good. There is a list of questions on which the representatives might come back to us. One thing I want to get off my chest relates to an RTÉ presenter who is actually represented by Noel Kelly. Last night, he stated that to take the minds of the public off “that nonsensical Oireachtas Nuremberg trial" he would play some Rory Gallagher. I love Rory Gallagher. He is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: Yes, as long as you are quick, because I am conscious of time.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: He tweeted it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: Okay. I wanted to raise it because I thought it was very insulting. If any of us as politicians were to say something similar, we know what would happen. I want to go back to the evidence that was given. This question is for Mr. Bakhurst. The evidence has been contradictory. I cannot see how some of the people who have been involved and who have been appearing before the two...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: No, I am asking you.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: You do not accept that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: Okay, that is the first thing. I thank Mr. Bakhurst for being so direct. I appreciate it. Second, Mr. Tubridy said he took a 20% pay cut. Does Mr. Bakhurst accept that that is accurate? I do not.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: Let us talk about real money and real taxpayers. Who is paying what? In totality, does Mr. Bakhurst think it is true that he took the 20% pay cut?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Alan Kelly: Let me put it to Mr. Bakhurst this way: does he think it is accurate that a 20% pay cut was taken by that presenter?