Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 July 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ

9:30 am

Photo of Marc Ó CathasaighMarc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Tá an oiread sin ceisteanna agam ach ba mhaith liom casadh go dtí ceist na Gaeilge agus ceist todhchaí na Gaeilge maidir leis an gcraoltóireacht. Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil an cathaoirleach tiomanta don Ghaeilge. Cuirfidh mé ceist faoin athbhreithniú a rinne Willis Towers Watson. Mr. Bakhurst, there is a review in place to consider the remuneration of Irish-language workers at Raidió na Gaeltachta in comparison to their colleagues. I think there is also an open question about the funding of programming in Irish. Just because we have TG4 in place and it operates entirely independently does not absolve RTÉ, as a public service broadcaster, of the responsibility for producing high-quality Irish-language programming. I direct this question to both Ms Ní Raghallaigh and to Mr. Bakhurst, as the incoming director general. Where do we stand in terms of the current status of the Willis Tower Watson review in relation to remuneration, particularly of the Raidió na Gaeltachta presenters? What commitments can the witnesses give us in terms of future funding into high-quality Irish-language programming?

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