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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: She had not actually agreed to the meeting.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Okay. You felt you had been misinformed three times: when she did not inform you about the resignation of Dee Forbes, or that she sought the resignation, there was the instance in terms of the Coveney exit package, and the instance in terms of Mr. Collins's exit package. Sport is within your Department. Baseball is not very widely played in Ireland but is it a case of three strikes and you...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: After the Monday, in terms of the Coveney exit package and the misinformation and she corrected that, had you given her prior warning that it was the second time you felt she had misinformed you and that, if it happened again, there would have to be a serious conversation?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: You were asked to express confidence in her. Was there any other way you could have got out of that question? It was a tricky question; there was this big shadow hanging over the whole situation. You just shared information that she was not willing to receive a letter. Do you feel you could not have said you had full confidence at that point?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Did you genuinely not foresee the resignation?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Okay, so that potential resignation was there. You were informed that if you were going to send a letter, there could potentially be a resignation coming. That is interesting.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Even after what has transpired and the number of times you have felt Ms Ní Raghallaigh has misinformed you, do you regret that she is gone? Would you like if she was still in place?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Do you think the right outcome is that she is gone or would you prefer she was still chair of the board?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: It sounds to me like you think it is the right outcome.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Okay. Regarding the knowledge of the Department, I am very uncertain about this given that in Ms Ní Raghallaigh's statement she says "I informed the Department about the process which led to Richard’s departure from RTÉ, on October 10th, the day after it was approved". Is that accurate?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Is there any documentation with any of the Department officials which informed of the oversight role the board had in Mr. Collins's departure?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: There is further delving to be done then into the knowledge in the Department, but I will make one closing comment. This entire mess since June right through to now is certainly not of the Minister's making but it is still a mess. RTÉ, unfortunately, is in bits. It is in pieces and badly needs to be thrown a lifeline. The staff deserve it and the people of Ireland deserve a proper...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (5 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 446. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expected time scale for employees to receive information on their redundancy entitlements (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10324/24]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I call Ms Mary Nash from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to give her opening statement.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: We will proceed now to Mr. Ó Domhnaill, who is the media development commissioner.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: We will now proceed with Ms Désirée Finnegan, who is the CEO of Screen Ireland.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank Ms Finnegan. We will move on to Mr. Horan of RTÉ.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I would like to start by congratulating my cousin, Cillian Murphy, on his great win - best actor at the Oscars the weekend before last. He is my third cousin. I do not think he is aware that he is my cousin. Cillian, if you are listening, you have always been my favourite third cousin, and next time you are in west Cork - I know he is a fan of Connolly's in west Cork - we will go for a...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: What is it called again?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Is there an open call for that?