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- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: It is, yes. I am going to move on. You discussed documents with the Chair earlier. I have one more question that really requires binary and concise answers. The issue of the €150,000 was discussed at this committee with Mr. Tubridy. Has RTÉ received that money back?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: Okay. Does RTÉ intend to recoup that money?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: Yes, there is a moral imperative. That is what brings me to the initial discussion. You believe that Ryan Tubridy has a moral imperative to return the €150,000. We requested extensive documentation, and I do not discount that. There were hundreds pages in the request. Of the 61 documents that were requested, 24 pieces were partially responded to. As the Chair mentioned earlier,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: I think that is kind of contradictory.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: Let me tell you what you said. It is taken from a report that was published after you appeared in front of the media committee. You said: "We will continue to explore how we can cut costs and maximise funding of our public services through commercial revenue, whilst also working hard to restore trust in RTÉ." I put it to you that there cannot be any restoration of trust where you are...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: If I could finish.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: If I could just finish. It indicates, and the perception is, that you have something to hide and something is awry. The very statement that you made referenced restoring trust in RTÉ. There is nothing I would like more than that, but your actions do not reflect your words. That is understood and the public's perception is that you have something to hide. Is it not-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: Is it not better to waive privilege and give confidence to the words that you utter day in, day out - not just here but in the media, and I am reading them every day - by releasing the documents? Your moral compass or obligation to the public would be fulfilled in releasing those documents. We can compel RTÉ to provide them.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: You do not need to apologise. I think when you look back at this committee, even you will find that those words are really empty and meaningless. I think everybody else understands that. It is just-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: Well, the public-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: The thing is, Mr. Bakhurst, you are making a choice. It seems to be one rule for RTÉ and another for Ryan Tubridy. I do not disagree with your pronouncement that he has a moral obligation. I just do not understand how that same moral obligation does not pertain to RTÉ.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: I am not finished-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: Yet you come in, telling the Government and this committee that if you do not receive interim funding to the tune of €34.5 million, and receive it by next spring, RTÉ will be insolvent. I think the reality is that that is primarily your doing.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: Your doing.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: Because every public representative believes that it is imperative that as elected representatives they ensure that the moneys are spent properly. RTÉ is hiding documentation. I am not sure who it is that you are trying to protect or what it is that you are trying to protect, but we need the documentation. We are going to compel RTÉ to provide it. All you are actually doing is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: There is no response.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: Mr. Bakhurst, Ryan Tubridy waived privilege over that said meeting. We heard contrary evidence in relation to-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: -----the voluntary exit-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: Sorry, Mr. Bakhurst. The voluntary exit package information is required. I understand there is an investigation ongoing, but that information should be before this committee. It is public moneys, no matter how you wish to see it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)
Verona Murphy: On a point of clarity, Mr. Fives said that less than €20 million had been set aside to resolve the issues. Is that €20 million, or whatever the figure is, part of RTÉ's cash reserve of €68 million or is it in addition to that?