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- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: Mr. Lynch has quite an impressive CV in the private sector.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: Does Mr. Lynch feel conflicted being part of an executive that plans to provide far more future business for the independent production sector? Can people be confident that he will act in the best interests of RTÉ over the private sector?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: That is fair enough. I thank Mr. Lynch for that. Where is the register of interests that was promised for publication in January?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: It is, yes.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: When does Mr. Bakhurst hope we will see it?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: Is RTÉ knowingly incurring losses in the way that the barter account now operates? From what I have learned in the past 12 months or so, typically when advertising space is sold through barter agencies, it is like a fire sale. The space needs to be filled at a few days' notice so it is sold at a discount. We know from last year that when a barter agency sells the advertising space,...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: Bear with me on this. If the cash is paid at only 65% of the account value in cases where RTÉ sells advertising space at below face value, it does not even get the full cash value for that sale. Why would it operate a system like this?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: To give an example, if RTÉ had €10,000 of advertising space next week that was not yet sold, the barter account would buy the space at a discount for €8,000. RTÉ would be paid €4,000 in cash and €4,000 in agency credit. Instead of using the €4,000 credit to buy something the station needs - rather than flip-flops - the balance is simply converted...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: By RTÉ cashing out rather than using services it needs is that not-----
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: In all of the committee conversations we have had, and God knows we have been here a good deal over the past 12 months, as far as I can recall, there was never any mention of a contra account. Will the witnesses give us a bit more information on that? It is not something that came up previously as far as I can recall.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: Yes, but it did not come up here.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: What is it being used for at present?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: What is the cost of the new Cork premises?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: Does RTÉ have a budget for it?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: What is RTÉ expecting to generate from the sale of the Father Mathew Street premises?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: Does RTÉ expect to spend more than that?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: There is no one to blame.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: He does not see that.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: In this case, four wheels fell off the car.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Expert Advisory Committee Reports into RTÉ: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (2 Jul 2024)
Brendan Griffin: We were never told about that previously.