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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Yes. You gave yourselves really high marks.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Why did an external evaluation not happen even though the rules stipulate that should happen every three years?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Is that not an absurd excuse? Sure one is always going to be waiting for board members. There is always going to be a reason.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Does Mr. Kehoe not think that this is a major failing on behalf of the board?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Was it ever raised by the board that this should happen?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Raised by whom?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Was there kickback by the board about external evaluation?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: It did not happen though, did it?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: How was it decided that it would not happen?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: The findings of the board, and the questions in terms of its own performance, has an average rating of four out of five or 80%, which are Saddam Hussein approval ratings. I do not think that they deserved a rating of 80% but that is my own view. On Toy Show , the Musical, earlier I referred to scapegoating and people being thrown under the bus. Mr. Coveney was here in July and dealt with a...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Was it approved by the board?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Was anyone against the proposal?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Did anyone on the board object to it at the time?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: It still went ahead. What is the board for if questions asked are not answered and it still goes ahead? What was the point even asking the questions? This is ludicrous. The board is looking for €50 million from the taxpayer, and I am not getting answers to basic questions here. We are going round in circles.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Yes, but the same board people who were there at the time are still here, and they are looking for €50 million. My licence is up for renewal this month. It is €160. I would not trust them with my €160, never mind €160 million. I would rather go down to Murphys bar in Boolteens, and buy a round of drinks. At least I would know where my money went. I would get...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Yes, and in the full 12 months of the calendar year, it will be up to €50 million if it continues at the same rate.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: The bottom line is that it is €50 million. Does it not occur to the board that that is a huge loss, and that it is responsible for it? They are not accepting responsibility, are they?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: It does not look it.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: You are the board. The mathematics are that there was €160 million coming in. There will now be €50 million less, because of the board's failings. It needs to accept responsibility.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Over 12 months.