David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I asked the Minister for a number. He gave it to me and then he waffled about other issues that have nothing to do with the question I asked. There is every prospect that a lot of the workers who are going to lose their jobs will never see a transition. Unless the Minister puts his skates on, the only transition they will see is a transition from their current jobs onto the dole queue. There will be no just transition.

I have two minutes left. I wish to ask a question about the media. I would like to ask the Minister very directly whether he has received any requests for additional funding from RTÉ. We know that RTÉ is benefitting from the wage subsidy scheme, which means it has seen a reduction in its revenue of at least 25%. In response to a parliamentary question I submitted, the Minister stated that he was waiting for a report from RTÉ on issues the broadcaster faced prior to Covid-19. Has the Minister had any recent requests for additional funding? If so, what was the nature of that request?

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