Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Select Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport

Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 33 - Culture, Communications and Sport (Revised)

2:00 am

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We have received apologies from Deputies Micheál Carrigy and Brian Brennan. I believe some other members are delayed or may not be able to attend. This meeting has been convened to consider the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025: Vote 33 - Culture, Communications and Sport, which were referred to the committee by Dáil Éireann. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Patrick O'Donovan, the Minister of State, Deputy Charlie McConalogue, and their officials to the meeting here in committee room 3. As the Minister and Minister of State are present, it is not expected that the officials will speak in public session. I advise that the opening statements and any other documents submitted to the committee may be published on the committee's website after the meeting. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The format of the meeting is such that I will invite opening statement from the Minister and Minister of State, which will then be followed by questions from members on the basis of the speaking rota that was circulated. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Before we proceed to opening statements, I remind members of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that we should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the Houses or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. I invite the Minister, Deputy O'Donovan, to make his opening statement.

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