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- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: Did Mr. Collins see that request at that stage?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: What was the nature of the request? What was explicitly stated on it that the credit note was for?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: Did not cop? Did Mr. Collins ask?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: Mr. Collins was asked to sign off on-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: Mr. Collins was copied on an email.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: Was Mr. Collins asleep at the wheel?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: It appears Mr. Collins was asleep at the wheel on several fronts.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: A final point.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: It is very clear that the guarantee kicked in from year one of the contract, not, as we were told, only in years two and three. In year one, RTÉ paid €75,000. RTÉ was propping up; essentially the guarantee was there from year one, contrary to what was stated by Ms O'Leary, that she was not aware of any guarantee to underpin-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: I wish to go back to a statement Mr. Collins made earlier in relation to the agreement that was in place with Mr. Tubridy. He spoke about the concealment and the deception. He also made a statement where he described the taxpayer as being defrauded.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: Okay. Mr. Collins stated that the taxpayer was defrauded, so that is a very serious-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: Okay, in his opinion. Has Mr. Collins spoken to An Garda Síochána and made a statement about that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: Does Mr. Collins intend on making a statement to the Garda? Defrauding is a serious offence. It is unlawful, and that is a statement that Mr. Collins has made. On that basis, will he speak to the Garda?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: I think Mr. Collins should because he made a very bold statement. The barter account was set up in 2014. We also have the former director of commercial for RTÉ online - Mr. Willie O'Reilly. Was he the director that the time when that account was set up?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: Mr. O'Reilly was the former director of commercial. Was he responsible for the establishment of the barter account?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: I thank Mr. O'Reilly. Is it correct that Ms Geraldine O'Leary took over the position in 2019?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: The account in place at that stage.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: We have heard some of the grotesque expenditures, some of which are headline figures, I imagine. There was media reporting of the trip to Tokyo at the time. I think it was in the Mail on Sunday. Can Ms O'Leary repeat for us again how much that particular trip cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: I think Mr. Collins made reference to it earlier on. It was in the region of €111,000.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)
John Brady: That media report, dated 22 September 2019, said that there were six people on that trip. Ms O'Leary was one of those six.