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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Yes, if Mr. Bakhurst will just let me finish for a second. Mr. Bakhurst made the comment that the audit and risk committee was aware of the write-down. A number of committee members who are in this room at present were at those previous meetings. We saw that RTÉ asked for significant funding from the Government to bail it out. It requested significant moneys yet no one in the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: There are staff members present here today who were in senior roles in RTÉ during that time, such as the acting DG - the previous DG is not here - and the head of HR. Did they know about this while they were attending meetings of this committee and speaking to Members of the Oireachtas who asked questions of them? Two staff members are present. I will ask Mr. Lynch and Ms Cusack...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Was Ms Cusack aware of it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: As head of HR, and bearing in mind that this was a system that was related to HR, Ms Cusack was not aware that this had happened. Who put together the tender for this IT system? Was it put together properly? Was the right ask put out there when it was being tendered for? Was Ms Cusack involved in it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Ms Cusack was aware of the tender being put together. Was the correct tender put out? Did it have the right specification for the job?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: It was the right specification for the job. Was the right supplier picked?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Was it properly project managed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I am sorry to interrupt, but I am caught for time. RTÉ got it wrong. People are responsible. The specification was not done properly, the right supplier was not picked and it was not project managed. That is why there is a deficit of €3.7 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Sorry, but I am just asking Ms Cusack specifically about this. The reality is that all three of these things were gotten wrong.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Has the Secretary General, as a departmental official, confidence in the governance and procedures in place at RTÉ, based on the fact that not one of the senior management team was aware of something that cost the taxpayer €3.7 million?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Is Mr. Ó Coigligh happy with the governance procedures now, based on the fact-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: On that, the DG mentioned the two previous CFOs and the fact they are not here. I will ask Ms Cusack, as head of HR, who project managed the project? Should there have been a reporting procedure back to her, as this was a HR project, to let her know the difficulties and the cost associated with it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Ms Cusack would have been made aware that there were problems in it. There would have been an assumption that there were financial issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Is RTÉ expecting a legal action from Ryan Tubridy based on him seeking information? If so, does RTÉ have the funds in place to fight any action or any potential pay out? Regarding the new strategy, how much consultation is there and is there continuous consultation with, for example, staff on the implementation of that strategy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I wish to advise members of the constitutional requirements that members must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex to participate in our public meeting. Today's engagement is with the Central Bank of Ireland and the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI. I thank the witnesses for coming here today. Last week, the committee considered some of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I now invite Dr. O'Toole to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I thank Dr. O'Toole. Before inviting members to contribute, I remind them that we have set seven minutes each for questions and answers. The rota of speakers has been circulated, with Deputy McGrath going first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I will allow a quick answer. We have gone well over time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I thank Deputy Stanley. I ask the Leas-Chathaoirleach, Deputy Séamus McGrath, to take over for about 15 minutes. I will ask the clerk to get a copy of the oath Deputy McGrath can take before he continues the next session with our next speaker, who is Senator Aubrey McCarthy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I thank Dr. Cassidy. I am going to suspend the meeting until 4.45 p.m. to give the witnesses a break.