Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to discuss the Future of Media Commission and the publication of its report. As the Tánaiste knows, the report was completed approximately six months ago. Speaking as Chair of the Oireachtas committee with responsibility for this area, our committee is hamstrung without the report's publication. Tomorrow, we will welcome the chair designate of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Ms Mary Curtis, to our committee. That authority is going to be subsumed into the new commission.

I have two questions. The elephant in the room is the question of how our media will be funded, particularly the national broadcaster, RTÉ. When will the report be published? I am seeking a timeline in this regard. Will the Tánaiste share his views on how we are going to fund the national broadcaster into the future?

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