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Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: So Ms O'Leary knew-----

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: She knew they were for top-up payments for Ryan Tubridy.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: But she still went ahead with them. She did not question anything. She was raising the invoices and putting them through accounts under the heading "consultancy fees", knowing full well they were top-up payments for Ryan Tubridy.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Could I ask just one very short question?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: It is for Ms Mullooly in legal services. Does she have a view on any legal concerns raised owing to the creation of false invoices?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Is it something that could be presented as a criminal offence?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Could there be company law or tax law breaches?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: My question is to the commercial director. I want to take her back to year one of the tripartite agreement. She had negotiated with Renault to pay Ryan Tubridy €75,000. Is that right?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: RTÉ then issued a credit note to Renault for €75,000.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: I am curious as to the logic in asking Renault to pay and then RTÉ to pay it back.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Most people would see that the only logic for that was to conceal the payments. The other point is that it was not cost-neutral because RTÉ paid the €75,000.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: It was cost-neutral to the client but not to the taxpayer. There is talk about it being "cost-neutral", but RTÉ paid in years one, two and three.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Yes, but it was not cost-neutral to the taxpayer. We paid in years one, two and three of that tripartite agreement. I will ask a question of Mr. Collins. That credit note went through his department, the finance department, did it not?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Who authorised that?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: I am asking about when it came through Mr. Collins' department.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: With you?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Mr. Collins would have known it was part of the tripartite agreement.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: Right, here we go again. All of a sudden, we were paying Renault for a fee it paid to Ryan Tubridy. We were paying for something we should not have been paying for if things were done properly. This credit note came through Mr. Collins' department. Is he saying he did not ask what the story with it was? Did nobody tell him this was part of the tripartite agreement?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: This was year one.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Imelda Munster: It was part of the tripartite agreement.