Results 281-300 of 660 for speaker:Peter Cleere
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: We hold the European Presidency in the second half of 2026 which is a huge opportunity for Ireland to put its best foot forward. I welcome the engagement the Minister has had with our European counterparts. How much engagement has the Minister had in the last number of months with our European counterparts?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: The Minister has segued perfectly into the last topic I will raise, namely, nitrates, which is a huge issue and a serious threat. I have spoken to farmers throughout my constituency and the country about the struggles they are facing. My view is that the Government must be prepared to go into the trenches on this one. We have to try our best to convince the European Commission and the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: I welcome everyone to the meeting. There are enough people here to fill a hurling team. They have come out in numbers, and fair play for that. To say it is highly unfortunate to lose €3.6 million suggests it was an accident. This situation did not occur by accident. Whether the buck stops with those involved in the procurement process or an ERA, someone somewhere knew the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: Please do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: For clarification, how many are on the leadership team?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: They are all made aware of any bigger spending-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: I want to move on quickly to the PRSI classification because I am very conscious of time. I note RTÉ paid out €4 million that was tied to the misclassification of some 700 staff, although obviously they were not all misclassified. What does RTÉ expect will be the final amount paid to the Department for that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: I note the figure for legal advice related to High Court costs is €165,000. What figure does RTÉ expect to see from those High Court challenges?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: When does Mr. Bakhurst expect the process to be completed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: Fair enough. How many employees does RTÉ have?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: Some 325 have applied for voluntary redundancy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: Mr. Bakhurst's application has come in then.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: Will everybody who applies be eligible? I know there is a process in place and a group has been set up but will everybody who applies be eligible?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: How many voluntary redundancies is RTÉ seeking?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: Will that number have left the organisation by 31 December of this year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: What is the upfront potential cost of that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: Does Mr. Bakhurst have a guesstimate?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: Does RTÉ intend to request another severance package in 2026?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: I am very conscious of time but I have one last quick question. Should RTÉ have considered doing up the newsroom, to make it a more suitable workplace for its staff, instead of hiring props to shoot an ad?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Peter Cleere: So there were no props?