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Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: Is it 20?

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: Is it ten?

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: I do not want to delay the meeting. I am asking a straight question.

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: How many roughly? Is it a dozen?

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: Is it six?

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: How would you describe your trade?

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: Your own trade, your background. Are you a negotiator? Are you a consultant? What type of work have you done throughout your life?

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: Sales.

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: We will all agree on that one. Mr. Kelly comes from a sales background. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: What kind of goods did he sell? What kind of marketing was he involved in before he got involved with RTÉ, 23 years ago?

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: What was Mr. Kelly selling for Cadbury?

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: Thank you. That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: Senior staff at RTÉ have described Mr. Kelly as having a very close relationship with Ms Dee Forbes.

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: I do not want to be disrespectful to Mr. Kelly, but he comes from a background selling chocolate and is now negotiating on behalf of the top stars in the country. He has had great success at that. How deals are done is a fascinating subject in a lot of people's minds. What does Mr. Kelly's leverage when negotiating derive from? RTÉ has previously told this committee that Mr. Tubridy...

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: I accept that. Where does the leverage come from?

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: I will cut to the chase. Anybody who has ever done a bit of wheeling and dealing will know this. When someone is sitting in a negotiation, it is about whoever blinks first. If Mr. Kelly is negotiating with the top financial people, the legal people or the director general, where does his leverage derive from? There is a clear contradiction when it comes to his position. He comes from a...

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: I will clarify. Mr. Kelly knows what I am talking about here. He is involved in serious negotiations on behalf of stars. I ask him not to minimise this.

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: Where do the leverage and power derive?

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Brian Stanley: Mr. Kelly has outlined that well and I thank him for that. According to some of the documents, it seems that Mr. Kelly has significant influence and power in terms of negotiating at RTÉ. It has been said to me more than once over the years that he is the real director general at RTÉ. Does that have any basis in fact? It has been said not by somebody on the street corner but by...