Results 261-280 of 425 for speaker:Brian Brennan
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: My first question relates to the exit package. This may have been covered. I apologise for being late; I was caught up at another committee. Will Mr. Bakhurst tell me the status of the exit package? How is it going? Have the numbers Mr. Bakhurst promised or agreed been reached? Could I have an answer to that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: Is RTÉ taking people on at the moment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: Does Mr. Bakhurst feel RTÉ will achieve the figures stated in this room previously?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: If RTÉ is taking people on as well, the number must be quite small.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: Can we get a detailed breakdown of those exiting and those being taken on?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: Again, I was late. How is morale in RTÉ? You get a feel for it. It is not fake news. I have friends who work there and, when I talk to them, they say that morale is at an all-time low.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: Is that report available to us?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: The process of reshaping has been going on for two years now and I had this conversation in the last 48 hours. The person I was talking to said that morale has never been as low. That is the point I am making. What are we doing to change that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: Mr. Bakhurst would agree that morale is at an all-time low, however.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: From my previous experience in the private sector, I know you need to talk to the people there and they are saying that. I am looking at-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: With the Chairman's comments in mind about irregularities that cropped up after the previous hearing, I do not want to waste time. Can the witnesses assure us that there are no other financial skeletons in the closet?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: Mr. Bakhurst cannot assure us 100% that there are no other skeletons in the closest.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: Mr. Bakhurst is there long enough. He should-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: That is long enough. If Mr. Bakhurst was in the private sector, believe me, that is long enough.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: Is anyone concerned there may have been a conflict of interest surrounding the procurement of the IT system? Can we get reassurance on that? Who got the contract, and were they-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: That is not the question. The question is if there is conflict of interest.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: That is not the question. The question is simple. Mr. Coady is reassuring me there was no conflict of interest in the procurement of the IT system.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: Let us look at the maths alone. Did Mr. Bakhurst say he was aiming to take out 127?
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (28 May 2025)
Brian Brennan: My colleagues have gone to another vote. I want to put on record that I was disappointed that people were put under so much pressure to get to two votes at the exact same time. It is across parties and I feel it is wrong and disrespectful to the Chair and to the committee we are involved in. I really look forward to giving the Chair some back-up. I am coming from the private sector so...