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- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: Did you-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: I have seen the grid.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: I will ask a very specific question about it. Have you ever discussed with Ms Forbes or other senior executive in RTÉ that whole area of having to pay significant salaries - what would be counted as very high salaries - or payments or fees, as they are sometimes referred to because they are contractors, to retain that talent? Was that necessary? Was there ever a discussion around the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: As the head of strategy-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: Just to keep it short, the necessity of payment would be discussed. It had to have been over the past five years. What else would you be doing?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: When those discussions were taking place did anybody in the room ever ask where they would walk to? Was that question ever asked?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: Is the market that big out there in this country?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: I am glad you agree with me that it is time to reflect on that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: There is also the back question to that. If somebody did walk, I think we could be fairly confident that we would fill those positions for €445,000 or €495,000 a year. I am absolutely confident that if those jobs were advertised, RTÉ would get enough applications and that there would be long list. I am sure it would have to make a short-list for interviews. It would not...
- 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: We will get those figures.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: Can we have those figures for Deputy Munster and the committee before the end of the meeting?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: I thank Deputy Brady. On the side letters, can the witnesses ensure that we get a copy of the letter from Mr. Noel Kelly, which was sent in the final stages of the 2020 agreement and referred to in the Grant Thornton report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: That is correct and if there was a final exchange of any correspondence about what was actually agreed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. Shortt. I call Deputy Dillon.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: The Deputy is way over time.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
Brian Stanley: I thank Deputy Dillon. I call Deputy Kelly.