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- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: I welcome Mr. Bakhurst. This is his first appearance. Frankly, I think it is disgraceful that Mr. Lynch would come in and introduce emails that we have not received as a committee. I would like that on the record. It was bad enough the other day that we exclaimed about having received 40 pages at 8 a.m. or 9 a.m. Total disregard was shown to our committee secretariat. That this could...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: Let me read it to Mr. Bakhurst because it was a Newstalk interview that was later documented, or I should say written, by a journalist in Irish Independent. It states: Mr. Bakhurst made it clear that he held Kelly, along with some RTÉ manages who have behaved shamefully, responsible for the whole affair. “Whether RTÉ is fully to blame, I am not sure ... I accept that," he...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: That is fine. Mr. Bakhurst said "Yes", but is he then telling me that in his view, Mr. Kelly lied to this committee?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: Mr. Bakhurst cannot have it both ways. This needs to be clarified. He is stating clearly that Noel Kelly knew of the scheme to deceive in its entirety.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: There are three parties. Let me tell Mr. Bakhurst why his side does not appear to be credible. We have documentary evidence in a 40-page document that gives credibility to Noel Kelly's and Ryan Tubridy's version. I am afraid I have not seen, nor has anyone in this committee seen, any documentary evidence to support Mr. Bakhurst's claim. How does he stand over comments that Noel Kelly was...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: This morning, Mr. Lynch said that Mr. Kelly was aware that Renault - I will come to Mr. Lynch - was no longer sponsoring this deal. Is Renault the current sponsor of RTÉ's "The Late Late Show"? I would have thought that is a very simple "Yes" or "No".
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: Okay, so up to now-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: That is just a "Yes" or "No" question. Is Renault-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: No, I am afraid I do not want to run down the clock. I am simply asking, to be fair-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: I am being fair because we are hearing oral evidence. We have 40 pages of documented evidence that supports witnesses who appeared here. I am asking a very simple question. Is Renault currently or has it in the past been the sponsor of RTÉ's "The Late Late Show"?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: That is a "Yes" or "No" answer.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: That is fine. At no stage did its contract as sponsor of "The Late Late Show" lapse.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: It is up for renewal.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: That is fine.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: That is all I need to know. I have to go back on the basis that there is no documentary evidence to support what has been put forward by RTÉ. Can Mr. Bakhurst tell me where the evidence is that documented, as he said, that Noel Kelly knew of how this scheme operated?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: Why were they not provided to the committee? Why could Mr. Bakhurst not support the committee in understanding what his claim was?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: Actually-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: I will just quote this for Mr. Bakhurst again. "Whether RTÉ is fully to blame, I am not sure I ... accept that." He said there was more than one party. Therefore, he is blaming Mr. Kelly.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: I will put it this way. There were certainly a number of parties. We have only supporting documents that support in evidence what witnesses have said here.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Verona Murphy: No, I am sorry. We have not seen the email that Mr. Lynch disgracefully read into the record that we are-----