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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State for being present. It is great to have this question selected before the summer recess. I had a fascinating meeting in my constituency office, of which this Topical Issue is the brainchild. I met with a retired public health worker who had worked as a midwife. Without going into too many specifics, it was one of the most interesting exchanges I have had since...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Over the weekend, the chief executive of the IDA and others commented about the infrastructure deficit. What is the Government doing to try and tackle this, in particular pertaining to road projects? A significant number of national road projects, some contained within the national development plan, NDP, are not being replaced because of funding. What is being done to deal with that,...
- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: I welcome both witnesses. It is important to reference that they were not compelled to be here which is obviously welcome. The first question I have for Mr. Tubridy is: when he has a major guest coming on the show, how long does it take him to prepare for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: No, come on. It is a good question. How long does it take Mr. Tubridy to prepare for a major act coming on "The Late Late Show"?
- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Okay. This is a 39-page document. For people who are not aware what it looks like, this document was provided to us this morning. This came into our Microsoft Teams accounts this morning at 8.23 a.m., if I am correct. It has 39 pages. The meeting commenced at 10.30 a.m. in private session. That is not much time to go through 39 pages like this.
- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Can Mr. Tubridy accept - just one second-----
- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: I accept that.
- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Unfortunately-----
- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: I appreciate Mr. Tubridy's apology and accept it. Purely from a human perspective, I think all of us here understand this is difficult. We are politicians. We know what it is like to be dragged through the ringer. Unfortunately, this is the next point of questioning I wanted to come to anyway. Mr. Tubridy has moved on to that properly. The reason this has erupted is the work that was...
- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: To clarify, it is a really important question. I am not trying to trip Mr. Tubridy up.
- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: When did Mr. Tubridy become aware that that report was being carried out?
- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Pardon me. I am sorry.
- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: I am asking about the report that was carried out.
- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: When did Mr. Tubridy become aware of the Grant Thornton report?
- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: So 26 June 2023 was the very first time that he had knowledge-----
- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: -----that the Grant Thornton report was being done. I ask the same question of Mr. Kelly. Obviously, if Grant Thornton was delving into the pay arrangements, in relation to which it did highlight concerns, was it the same for him?
- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: That was on 23 May. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)
James O'Connor: Was that the first time documents were requested from Mr. Kelly's company in relation to Mr. Tubridy's pay?