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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: But the Minister did not have all the factual accurate information at that time.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: Were they questions that should have been asked by the Minister or her officials in respect of the Committee of Public Accounts hearing in September which discussed the provisions around terms, pay and conditions that must be approved by the committee? These measures were a broader set of actions aimed at strengthening controls and fully restoring public trust in RTÉ's corporate...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: Did the Minister ask at the time?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: Certainly, that clarification was required at the time they were received back on 30 November, and not last week. Do you agree?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media
Sport Ireland: Financial Statements 2022
FAI: Matters relating to Governance and Funding (22 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: Mr. Keohane described it as a "slip-up". I think it is more than a slip-up. I thank Mr. Hill for joining us again. On 13 December, I requested emails from the FAI. That was 70 days ago today. We received redacted emails in response. That is certainly a lot different from what was requested. The Oireachtas insists on complete transparency regarding the emails and the incident at hand....

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media
Sport Ireland: Financial Statements 2022
FAI: Matters relating to Governance and Funding (22 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: Let me state what Mr. Barrett said at the joint Oireachtas committee meeting, "Would I make the same decision today after all that has happened? No ... I made [the decision] in good faith ... I was never trying to hide anything. A recommendation came to me ... [I thought] I had the authority [for that] ... decision". Ultimately, the request came from Mr. Hill. It went to the CFO and...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media
Sport Ireland: Financial Statements 2022
FAI: Matters relating to Governance and Funding (22 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: With the FAI's troubled history of financial management and corporate governance issues, does Mr. Hill acknowledge that avoiding privacy lines is something the FAI should strive for at all costs?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (15 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister and Minister of State for their continued investment in the sports capital programme. Their indication that they will open this funding scheme in the first half of this year is very positive news. I know of the important role sport plays in people's lives in Mayo. We cannot but invest in facilities. In Castlebar, we are very fortunate that we have the sports complex...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: Again, I thank the witnesses for joining us and taking time out to engage with the committee. Mr. Bakhurst said in his opening statement that the matters at the heart of the McCann Fitzgerald report may not have come to light without the work of the Oireachtas committee. To us sitting on this side that is a strange thing to say. Does he agree?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: Surely the issue would have been brought to light by Ms Cusack. Did she communicate to you on the basis of what was raised by Breda O'Keeffe at that committee meeting?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: This is the only one at this scale.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: At what cost?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: Perhaps the chair of the board would be able to provide some information in that regard. It is important. We have been at this for months. Mr. Bakhurst previously said in public that his confidence in the executive management was eroded. We would like to know who got packages and who did not.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: But does Ms O'Leary think there is an inconsistency here as to how she acted in this instance versus how she acted as regards the irregular payments when dealing with Ryan Tubridy, at a time when she was expected to flag these issues with board members but it never actually reached the board, even though she was attending meetings and looking for information? I think-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: In terms of sitting at the table, though, in one sense allowing this to be given to the green light, does Ms O'Leary not-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: With regard to complaints and investigations, GSOC has faced criticism in the past for releasing the full details of criminal charges faced by individuals before they were put into the public domain. Will the GSOC representatives share some of their thoughts and explain how GSOC is addressing this situation? I know most recently at a Dublin Coroner's Court hearing a case was publicly aired....

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: Does GSOC refer back to the actual person at the centre of the investigation or does it allow the likes of the coroner to outline that there will be criminal charges related to a subsequent investigation?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: At this stage GSOC has nothing to do with it.

Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: On my behalf and on that of the people I represent in Mayo, I pay tribute to John Bruton, a giant of Irish politics whose passing is a great loss not only to Fine Gael but also to our nation as a whole. John's exceptional statesmanship, his unwavering dedication to public service and his honesty and integrity leave an enduring legacy. Reflecting on the tributes today, his love for Ireland...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: The Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. When these consultants return their report and analysis, it then takes time for the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to interpret the results and then get ministerial approval. The real frustration within the Oireachtas is that there is no accountability for...