Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Bakhurst for his statement. The first thing I want to do is to express my condolences to all the staff in RTÉ on the passing of the late Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh and Tommie Gorman. I acknowledge the major and unique contribution they made to public broadcasting in this country. This is the first time we have been here since they passed away. I was at Tommie Gorman's funeral on Saturday, and what was unique was that everybody was there together, including everybody from all communities and all the parties who played a role in the peace process and working for peace and reconciliation. It is important to acknowledge this point. I also wish Tommy Meskill well in his new role as London correspondent. It is certainly an interesting week to be there. We will see what happens by the end of this week.

Turning back to the subject at hand, was Mr. Bakhurst led to believe that the Government was going to put forward a sustainable funding model within the next week and before the end of this Dáil term?