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

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: On that issue of a register of interests, will it be extended to presenters?

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

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Okay

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

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I will return to the issue of the remuneration committee that was raised by Deputy Catherine Murphy. According to the RTÉ website, the remuneration and management committee has a specific remit in terms of reviewing policy in relation to the top talent contractor contracts. That is very specific to what we are talking about. It is also to review the remuneration of executives and the...

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

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Ms Doherty was chair of the committee. It met every year from 2004 to 2021, which I have records for, apart from this particular year, which is an extraordinary coincidence, if I am honest. It did, however, meet in 2021. That was when we would have expected to have seen the outworking of this underwriting. Were any details discussed at the meeting of the remuneration committee about the...

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

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Ms Doherty would have expected the details of that underwriting to be presented to the committee in the normal course of things.

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

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Who speaks at that committee? Ms Doherty convenes a meeting. Who else attends and who presents the details the committee is supposed to review?

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

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: In 2021, did the director general present to the committee when it met?

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

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The committee met at this time. The period should have covered the Renault deal, considering there had not been a meeting in 2020. It should also have covered the underwriting.

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

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The director general did not come or consult the committee on this occasion. Did anybody come in her stead?

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

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I assume this committee would have expected to know if there was a discrepancy between the figure of €440,000 that was published versus the €515,000 that was actually making its way to Mr. Tubridy. The committee would have expected to hear that information on the meeting of 2021.

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

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: It goes back to that opening statement where-----

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

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: As Ms. Ní Raghallaigh said, it appears that this was an act designed to deceive or, at the very best, to conceal. It should have been presented to that committee. Regarding the payments that came through this clandestine and labyrinthine method of invoices and the divil and all, there is the issue of tax compliance. These have moved between jurisdictions and we have been told there is...

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

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The witnesses are not currently satisfied that the tax liability is adequately provided for?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (29 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the agreement reached by the WRC, CWU, An Post and Government in March to increase by 5%, backdated to 1 January 2022, by a further 2% from 1 January 2023, and by 1% from 1 July 2023, of the pensions for An Post pensioners; the timeline for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position with regard to improvements to the Cork-Waterford route as planned under the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; the timeline for the implementation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31708/23]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I will be addressing more or less the same broad themes referred to by Deputy Gannon, namely, the nature restoration law and migration. I noted that the letter of invitation to the EU Council meeting sent by President Charles Michelle refers specifically to the recent tragic shipwreck in the Mediterranean and what he termed our European migratory approach. It has been difficult over the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank everyone who presented. It is helpful. As the Chair alluded to, what we are discussing is provided for in the Standing Orders for committees. This is the first time the committee has had a good run at nailing down the areas we and the Departments we are shadowing are responsible for. Social protection is an interesting case study in that is it probably the headline issue and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I will turn to Ms Bennett. The report Social Justice Ireland does each year is a really important and powerful waymarker in terms of making sure that attention is drawn to progress on the sustainable development goals. There are a few ways of looking at it. I note that Social Justice Ireland respected that we placed ninth overall out of 14. On the positive side of it, I note Ireland's...