Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 November 2021

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020

9:30 am

Ms Katherine Licken:

The report is with the Minister and the Taoiseach so it is a policy matter for them. I cannot comment on when it will be published but the Minister gave an indication that it is a priority and was being considered yesterday at the committee. The issues are complex and this is the first time the State has stepped into the space of looking at the future of media, beyond public service broadcasting. It is looking at the whole media landscape, which we would all agree is important in terms of the global shift, particularly to online, and the threat that poses to traditional media. Is it expenses to date for the Future of Media Commission that the Deputy is looking for?