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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)

Malcolm Byrne: It still comes then to the fact that the way you told it, Minister, is that Siún Ní Raghallaigh, as chair of RTÉ - your direct link - refused to receive a letter where you would have expressed particular concerns essentially about her performance and basically expressed a view that she was going to resign.

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)

Malcolm Byrne: You still went on "Prime Time" knowing all of that in the background. Was it not inevitable, though, knowing all of that, that there was only going to be one outcome? If the chair of any other agency within your wide-ranging remit came to you and either threatened to resign or refused to receive a letter, would you accept it?

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)

Malcolm Byrne: I would like the Minister to answer, if possible.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Like the Leas-Chathaoirleach, I welcome the students from St. Tiernan's in Dundrum and our guests from the European Court of Justice and I offer a particular welcome to the Estonian ambassador. Ireland and Estonia have a long range of links and friendships. Tallinn is a beautiful city so I recommend that anyone who has not been to it definitely visit Estonia. Apart from recognising...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: We were discussing tax breaks for gym membership earlier.

Seanad: Second Anniversary of Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Statements (22 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I too welcome the ambassador of Ukraine, H.E. Ms Larysa Gerasko, and the ambassador of Lithuania, H.E. Mr. Marijus Gudynas, who are friends to many of us in this House. I hope our words today show the solidarity across these Houses with them and the people of Ukraine who must always be in our thoughts. I thank the Minister of State for being...

Seanad: Second Anniversary of Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Statements (22 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: That will be the Minister of State's next job.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: It was a pleasure to have President Franklin in the Houses. I also welcome that the Speaker of the Senate of Canada and her delegation are with us today. I wish to be associated with the very appropriate remarks regarding the late Michael O'Regan. I raise the question of funding support for amateur theatre and musicals. As Members probably know, the amateur theatre festival circuit is...

Seanad: Situation in the Middle East: Statements (20 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I am sharing time with Senator O'Loughlin. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Tánaiste. Everybody in the House will agree with the sentiments he has expressed today and in international forums, which reflect the horror of the people of Ireland at what we are witnessing in the Middle East. We can debate the politics of everything else but it is critical that there be an immediate ceasefire....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Climate Change Policy (15 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for taking this Commencement matter on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Ryan. When the Minister of State and I were in school, we learned all about the Gulf Stream and the importance of the flows in the Atlantic. I am very alarmed by recent reports from Utrecht University on one of the longest studies of the impact...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Climate Change Policy (15 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for his response and I am glad the Government is looking at the potential impact across a range of sectors. As he said, this may not happen this century but there is a real risk of it happening. We are already seeing a lot of strange weather events as a result of climate change.I would be concerned if Government policy is that it will put Noah's Ark on top of...

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

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the witnesses. With regard to what Kevin Bakhurst has said, it is essential that trust in RTÉ and in public service broadcasting be restored. I look forward to the day when we are discussing the broader question of public service broadcasting and how we can support the creation of Irish content and the staff and independent production companies engaged in the good work that is...

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

Malcolm Byrne: I appreciate that. I am going to look at the McCann Fitzgerald report. I appreciate Ms Cusack's position and what she was dealing with. I know she was asked earlier whether she was afraid of Dee Forbes as director general. Does she feel she was misled by Dee Forbes?

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

Malcolm Byrne: I appreciate that. The McCann Fitzgerald report found that there were ten cases that potentially did not satisfy the requirements for voluntary redundancy under the relevant Acts. There were issues with Revenue in respect of those redundancy questions. With regard to the bogus contracts of self-employment, there is now a contingency plan in RTÉ with regard to the costs and the risks....

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

Malcolm Byrne: I suppose I am asking what RTÉ's contingency is.

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

Malcolm Byrne: RTÉ will have a contingency set aside, however.

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

Malcolm Byrne: I appreciate that.

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

Malcolm Byrne: We are talking €15 million and €200,000 as the two ballpark figures.

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

Malcolm Byrne: I want to come to Ms O'Keeffe's voluntary package. This actually speaks more to the culture within the organisation. As I understand, Ms O'Keeffe was appointed the acting CFO in 2013 within RTÉ. That competition was filled internally. Her predecessor had left under a voluntary exit package at the time. Ms O'Keeffe subsequently got to leave under a voluntary exit package. This is...

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

Malcolm Byrne: Thank you, and that offer from the committee obviously remains, as Deputy Griffin said.