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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: I also want to put to the witness a comment from Mr. Harry Browne yesterday. He stated journalists "were leaned on by their organisations not to talk down the banks". In regard to his time as editor, is Mr. O'Regan aware of any such leaning on journalists by the organisation?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: No, by the newspaper's own organisation.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: I do not want to dwell too much on the Vanity Fairarticle but has Mr. O'Regan ever, in his time as editor in particular but outside of that as well, had any contact with Professor Morgan Kelly, either personal one-to-one contact or by phone or e-mail?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Around that time, a number of people from Independent News & Media would have had contact with Professor Kelly and a well documented "Prime Time" debate took place on 30 September 2008 where the economics editor, Brendan Keenan, and Professor Kelly engaged in a discussion on the banks. This occurred on 30 September 2008, a crucial juncture. Brendan Keenan said: "[W]e know what the...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Is it possible Professor Kelly's article could have been delivered to another member of the editorial group within the Irish Independentat the time and that there is a mix-up as to who responded on behalf of it?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: I thank the Chair and welcome the witnesses. I have a short initial question for Ms Donovan. I think it was in answer to Deputy Higgins's question that she spoke about 17% of revenue from advertising relating to property. Was that 17% of advertising revenue or of total revenue?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Did Ms Donovan meet, formally or informally, with representatives of leading developers or leading members of the banking fraternity at which discussions took place on editorial matters?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: In nine years as editor, did Ms Kennedy formally meet with leading property developers or bankers?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Is the same true as regards financial institutions?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: I do not think financial institutions were discussed. I wish to put a couple of questions to Ms Kennedy relating to the testimony of yesterday's witnesses. Mr. Browne said that the political and economic elites set the agenda in Irish media circles. In the broader context of the Irish media, what is her view on that statement?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Dr. Mercille went on to identify the three main factors that account for what he described as biased coverage of the economic crisis. They were the media's links with corporate and governmental sectors, advertising pressures and sourcing issues. What is Ms Kennedy's view on that?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Links with the governmental and corporate sector.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Mr. Browne also said that journalists were leaned on by their organisations not to talk down the banks. Is Ms Kennedy aware of that having occurred?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: I welcome Mr. Mulhall and Mr. Mulligan. Following on from the Chairman's opening question, I was also going to ask about the "Future Shock: Property Crash" programme. Mr. Mulhall mentioned a number of formal complaints that were made. Was there informal contact either with Mr. Mulhall or with the producers of the programme, or the subsequent "Prime Time", on which there was a discussion...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: In Mr. Mulhall's ten years in his role as managing director of news and current affairs, were there any moments when members of the banking industry or the construction sector, or their representatives, met either formally or informally with RTE, and where discussions about news content or editorial decisions took place?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Yesterday one of our witnesses was Dr. Julien Mercille. In his presentation to the inquiry, he made the following observation, "During the boom years RTE had as chairman a director of Anglo Irish Bank, which epitomised the excesses of the Celtic tiger and property lending." To Mr. Mulhall's knowledge, at any stage did that institution or any other financial institution attempt to influence...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: To summarise Mr. Mulhall's comments, he is saying that in his ten years there were never any formal or informal meetings between RTE management and editorial staff and financial institutions or their representatives, or representatives of construction-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: I will refer now to the period of the bailout. It has been commented on in many places that it was mostly the international media that broke the story of assistance being sought by Ireland from the IMF and the European Commission, before the domestic media discovered it. Was there any pressure exerted on RTE at that time as to its reportage and what it should or should not cover? Not...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Yes.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

John Paul Phelan: Was Mr. Mulhall contacted by the Government press secretary at the time, or other press agents for Government parties?