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Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: In terms of everything Mr. Tubridy has heard from his former colleagues in RTÉ - directors and executives - what has been the biggest inaccuracy that he has heard? I know he has highlighted seven but is there any one in particular that he wants to highlight this afternoon?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (11 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 196. To ask the Minister for Finance to detail the oldest complaints the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman has under formal investigation; the average wait time for a customer when their complaint is referred to the formal investigation process to a decision; if the Ombudsman has sought any additional resources if the wait time is greater than 12 months; and if he will make a...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Mr O'Donnell and his colleagues for their opening statement. Like my colleague Deputy Ó Cathasaigh, I would prefer to have spoken about fish today. The corporate strategy was signed off in 2020. Mr. O'Donnell began as chief executive in 2020.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Mr. O'Donnell has highlighted a number of challenges and we should really be discussing them and the accounts for 2021 but obviously there are other more pressing issues. There were six resignations from the board recently, including the chairperson. Then there were a number of disclosures. Is there an issue between the board and the executive of IFI?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: A high number.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Mr. O'Donnell is saying he had a good working relationship with the previous chairperson and the new chairperson who was appointed and then resigned a year later.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: It paints a different picture for us. All of this played out in the public domain, as Mr. O'Donnell can appreciate. He is right that everything went to the Minister and the Oireachtas heard that the Minister was taking action on IFI. What Mr. O'Donnell is saying this morning does not necessarily chime with what we are seeing and he can appreciate why. There is clearly a problem somewhere...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Overall in the organisation what is morale like?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: What are the main reasons for that?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: What actions have HR and the wider organisation taken to try to arrest this problem and motivate staff with regard to the good work that they do?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: When did that start?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: My next question is for the Comptroller and Auditor General. When did the audit of 2021 accounts begin?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: With regard to what Mr. O'Donnell said in terms of when the issue with the change of base for his workplace was flagged, when did that become apparent during the audit?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Mr. McCarthy. When was Mr. O'Donnell's decision to move back to Dublin made?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Does Mr. O'Donnell have a rough idea as to when it came to him?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: So, it was very recent.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: There are no notes. Is that not right?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: What date is on that letter?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Was that the original chairman of the board?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: On the timeline, I think the phrase was "very little written evidence". The Comptroller and Auditor General's opening statement stated, "We found no contemporaneous written record of the proposal for the work location change or of its financial implications, or of a decision in that regard by the Board, which is responsible for setting the terms and conditions of the Chief Executive." If...