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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: 970. To ask the Minister for Health if all persons diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy will be entitled to access the drug Givinostat. [39474/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: 971. To ask the Minister for Health if an early access program or a compassionate use-managed access program will be established to allow quicker access to Givinostat for people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. [39475/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: I recently met a lady in a supermarket on a fixed income with two adult dependants. She had forgotten her phone which had her loyalty card on it. Panic set in because she did not have it. After we sorted it all out, she told me she could not buy the same groceries on her fixed income as she could a year or two ago. She was quite upset and emotional about it. The CSO today said food and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (10 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: 366. To ask the Minister for Health if GPs can charge for a patient/family who request receipts from the GP practice of the fees and charges incurred by them at the GP over a period of any timeframe from one to five years. [38491/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: 105. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the family of an Irish citizen who passes away in the UK is entitled to the death grant for the funeral. [38227/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí that have attested from the Garda College from 2020 to 1 July 2025, and the station they were initially assigned to, by year, number of Gardaí attested and location of initial Garda station, in tabular form. [37976/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: We have received an apology from Deputy Ó Snodaigh. The committee is meeting today with two representative groups in two separate sessions to resume its pre-legislative scrutiny of the revised general scheme of the broadcasting (amendment) Bill. In our first session this evening we will hear from GAA+ and LOITV. In our second session on the same topic we will hear from the NUJ,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: I thank Mr. Scanlon. We will now move to our committee members. We do not have as long for this meeting as it is a split meeting. We will be here until 9 p.m. Members will have four minutes each for the first round of questions with this group. We will commence with Deputy Joanna Byrne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: When will that be? Can Mr. Quinn inform us now or in writing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: We are going on holidays next week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: "Holidays" might not be the right word. I let us all down there. I have an All-Ireland to win so I will not be going on too many holidays. I am sorry; I have to leave shortly. A levy is going to have an impact on GAA+ and LOITV in terms of consumer costs and what people will pay for the content. On the other hand, there will also be extra revenue for GAA+ and LOITV from the media fund....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: Does GAA+ ever work with Clubber?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: The format of production is quite similar. Could any economies of scale be achieved by everyone working together?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: I understand that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: It could be a recommendation of the committee. Regarding viewership, who is watching? Could we get a breakdown based on demographics and geography?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: What are the age profiles of viewers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: Who initiated the conversation about the sale of GAAGO?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: I am sorry if I missed this question earlier. It may have been asked. Was it initiated by the GAA because it wanted to cash out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: Basically, it wanted RTÉ to cash out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: Okay. The conversation began with the GAA. It was all about controlling your own destiny.