Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly will attend two Oireachtas Committees on Tuesday to set out their respective roles in the secret payments controversy
Within an hour the Government had responded with a very strong message of approval. The senior minister with responsibility for RTÉ, Catherine Martin, issued a succinct but approving statement in which the key lines were:
While Bakhurst’s statement may calm the waters somewhat, Tuesday will be a critical day not only for RTÉ but for the future career of its biggest celebrity and highest-paid broadcaster Ryan Tubridy. The Public Accounts Committee , which is the Dáil committee which acts as a watchdog for public spending, will have first dibs. It is meeting at 10.30am but Mr Tubridy and Mr Kelly are expected to appear before it at 11am.
Both men will be accompanied by lawyers. Advisers to the committee will be hyper conscious of the fallout from previous PAC hearings. The Supreme Court found that the committee had acted “significantly outside its remit” when former Rehab CEO Angela Kerins appeared before it in 2014. While the meeting of the Media Committee is not yet on the Oireachtas schedule, it is expected to meet in the afternoon. Having followed the proceedings in the PAC, the Committee will undoubtedly cover some of the same ground but might focus more on the culture within the organisations and the responsibilities of broadcasters.
The impetus for it comes from a separate controversy touching on RTÉ and that is the use of the new online pay channel GAA Go, which has been used for some high profile games in this year’s football and hurling championships.The committee hearing is scheduled for the entirety of the afternoon with sports organisations appearing first and then broadcasters. The committee is looking at all sports as well as all broadcasters.
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