Kelly intends to invite RTÉ to Media Committee in Coming Weeks
Kelly intends to invite RTÉ to Media Committee in Coming Weeks - The Labour Party
Labour TD and Chairperson of the Media, Arts and Culture Committee Alan Kelly has confirmed he intends to invite RTÉ into the committee in the coming weeks.
Deputy Kelly said there are a range of unsolved issues within the broadcaster that must be addressed without delay.
Deputy Kelly said:
“The latest revelations from RTÉ of a massive write down on a failed IT system demands serious attention.
“At the time of the controversy in 2023, I and others asked at the PAC committee was there anything else we needed to know. Why wasn’t this brought up then?
“What about RTÉ’s commitments on openness and transparency with the public?
“There are a number of questions that must be answered in front of the Oireachtas committee immediately. Who was the Director in charge?
“Crucially, what did Kevin Backhurst know and when?
“Was RTÉ planning on burying this until the Minister asked about capital projects?
“I will be working with my fellow committee members to invite RTÉ into the committee in the coming weeks to discuss this issue in detail along with a range of other issues such as; the reform programme in the organisation, planned redundancies, how they are dealing with registering their broadcasters work outside RTE and the whole issue of bogus self employment being atoned for which I have a special interest in.”