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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: How does Mr. Lynch find these six people beside him? Are they going to throw him under the bus too?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I am calling a spade a spade here. If I was Mr. Lynch, I would be worried that there was no one to provide support. Does Mr. Lynch have any fear of being thrown under a bus?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I have another question. Mr. Tubridy's question was mentioned by Grant Thornton. It is supposed to be expired. Is there any talk of a new contract for him? Mr. Lynch is director general at the moment. Has he contacted Mr. Tubridy about a new contract? At the moment, his contract has expired. He has an extra €345,000. I am sure he is getting paid when he is not on air.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: If negotiations are suspended, is he being paid at the moment?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It is unreal. I asked a question about the barter account. Who is using the barter account in RTÉ?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Who signs off on the barter accounts? Is it Ms O'Leary?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Who checks Ms O'Leary?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: So when Ms O'Leary signed off, the director general was the only one who knew.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: We have a director of commercial and a chief financial officer. My God, there are some great job titles here at the moment. Nobody seems to know what is going on in RTÉ. I am not trying to be smart. It is no wonder the public has lost faith. The witnesses have responsibility for 1,800 people, including researchers and an unreal number of people. The public has no faith whatsoever...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Would Mr. Lynch not try to lead from the front? He has been given an opportunity by getting this interim job. Would he not have the balls to meet Ryan Tubridy and his agent and try to negotiate a deal? The taxpayers are paying this man for not being on air. As far as I am concerned, according to the RTÉ statement, he does not seem to be the problem, because RTÉ has put up its...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The problem is the executive board is making no decisions. It is putting everything on the long finger. It is a matter of four weeks until one report and so on. This is our money and, in fairness, Mr. Lynch has been given a job to do and he is the leader of RTÉ now. What is he going to do to change things?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Does Mr. Lynch agree Ryan Tubridy had the best job in RTÉ?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: When he announced in March that he was stepping down from "The Late Late Show", the people who I, along with most members of the public, thought might get his job did not go for the job. I firmly believe, therefore, that an awful lot of people knew what was going on in RTÉ. The witnesses are telling me they did not know what was going on in RTÉ, and other people who did not go for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff (27 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The population is growing and our older people are living longer which is fantastic but there is cause for alarm as waiting lists are starting to creep back up and we are short of professional people. Other countries are coming to Ireland to try to take them away. We have to do something to keep them here. As I said, the Defence Forces are at their lowest numbers ever. Trying to get...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff (27 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is planning any new measures in budget 2024 to address the recruitment and retention difficulties across key areas of the public sector; specifically healthcare, home care, the Garda, the military and firefighters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31361/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff (27 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I ask the Minister if he is planning any new measures in budget 2024 to address the recruitment and retention difficulties across key areas of the public sector, specifically healthcare, home care, the Garda, the military and firefighters, and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff (27 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: As the Minister knows, budget 2024 is just around the corner. Last year, under budget 2023, I welcomed the recruitment of 1,000 new gardaí. Can the Minister give an update on the situation? The number of vacancies for doctors, nurses, consultants and social workers is alarming. We cannot afford to lose the professionals. What is the Minister doing to retain them and increase...

Nursing Home Care: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Nursing homes play a pivotal role in providing care in the community for those older persons whose high dependency needs are not suitable for home support services, while also facilitating the provision of short-term care services for older persons discharged from acute hospitals, freeing up bed capacity and enabling them to ultimately return to their own home. Although nursing home bed...

Apprenticeship and Further Education and Training: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: As the Irish population is estimated to grow by 1 million by 2040, increased demand for homes, transport, education and employment will inevitably cause a continual housing and infrastructure crisis. Project Ireland 2040 estimates that 550,000 homes will be required over the next 20 years, and the national development plan commits €11.6 billion to provide 112,000 new social homes by...

Home Care and Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important topic and thank my colleagues in the Regional Group for raising this motion. We have learned many lessons during the pandemic. One is that concentrated care of our older people is far from ideal. These issues are predominant and are only going to get worse. Ireland has an ageing population. The number of people over 65 years of age...