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- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: Very briefly.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: Could I ask Mr. Collins for clarification? He was aware that the €75,000 was for NK, Noel Kelly, in respect of consultancy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: And he said it was it related to services for consultancy. In a vague way, he mentioned how RTÉ dealt with agents.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: No, he said it related to agents. Mr. Kelly is an agent.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: Just so we are clear before we move on, was Noel Kelly getting payments of €75,000, supposedly under the heading of consultancy, as an agent to help RTÉ to understand how it should deal with agents? That is the picture that is being presented.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: Mr. Collins wrote the cheque and allowed the credit-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: When Mr. Collins heard the name Noel Kelly and saw the reference to consultancy services to RTÉ, did alarm bells not ring in his head as the chief financial officer? I fail to understand why. Did he not question that one bit?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: Is it okay because of that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: Your explanation here is ridiculous.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: I call Deputy Colm Burke.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: Deputy, very briefly now.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: The chair of the board said all those figures were to be published. Given that Mr. Collins is working for a public organisation, I would expect to hear that answer here today. The Deputy has asked Mr. Collins what his salary is. I would expect him to answer that question.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: The chief financial officer has been asked a question by Deputy Brady who has the floor. Mr. Collins, what is your salary?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: We have senior staff from public bodies before the committee every week and we can get the figures for their salaries. RTÉ is supposed to be about truth, transparency and trust.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: It is a very basic question and I expect the answer to it for the members.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: Ten seconds.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: I am going to suspend the meeting for five minutes. The next speaker will be Deputy Verona Murphy
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: The Deputy is over time.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: I thank Deputy Murphy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: I call Deputy Dillon.