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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: Has the National Union of Journalists, NUJ, been in contact with the Minister's Department-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: ----- in respect of the employment freeze or the potential for redundancies within the broadcaster?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: I have one question for the director general. I raise the issue of the less well remunerated, which is the RTÉ pensioners. A pay increase due to RTÉ pensioners, of 2.5%, was granted last December. Ten months on, there is nothing. Their contracts state that pension increases are linked to the wage and pay agreements. We have seen top executives have their pay restored, with some...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: On that, concern has been expressed by some of these pensioners because they are involved with a superannuation scheme on one hand and there has been decision-making around that and reports on RTÉ, its financing and its funding. I want to stress the case for these pensioners. I ask for a response, given that this was granted. We have seen this with the delay with the An Post...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: Could the Minister come back to me in writing on that? Is that okay?

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Finance): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: I thank the Minister of State for his work and for his address this afternoon on budget 2024. Senator Warfield, who is leaving the Chamber, said that Sinn Féin-----

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Finance): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: -----wanted a budget that was more affordable. As people are travelling home this evening and digesting the news from this budget, they will have a sense and feeling that the announcements made by the Ministers, Deputies Michael McGrath and Donohoe, will have made a difference to their lives in a real and tangible way. People are financially better off and the fact that this has occurred...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: Following the big announcement yesterday that Ireland will co-host the UEFA 2028 championships we need to immediately begin discussions on who will fund Casement Park in Belfast. Already the rows and wrangling are starting up North, which is depressing. I join my colleague Justin McNulty, MLA in his calls for this to end, for the positivity of yesterday's announcement to be embraced and for...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: I welcome all of the representatives of our pillar sports, the Department, Sport Ireland the Federation of Irish Sport. I thank them for the work they do and for taking this opportunity to outline to the Oireachtas the work they are doing across society. This work is primarily at a volunteer-based level and that should not be forgotten. I congratulate them all on that. Dr. May spoke...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: The GAA had a successful special congress a couple of weeks ago. There was a resounding endorsement of Mr. Ryan in the position of ard-stiúrthóir in terms of the 80% vote for what was required. Similarly, if I understand it, there will be an extension or expansion from 19 to 21 in the interim period. Can he outline the thought process behind that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: I have a couple of questions for Mr. Ó Conaire in that respect. Dr. May spoke about hoping that smaller organisations will not be penalised. Is it the Department and Minister’s intention to still impose those cuts or will an allowance be made where if associations, especially in the minority level, are making stringent efforts to try to reach that gender, they will not receive...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: Mr. Ó Conaire mentioned the sports capital grants earlier and the marking scheme in place. Additional points are given to clubs that demonstrate inclusion, especially in the area of gender balance and so forth. Is there a process in place for the Department to follow up on all clubs across all codes and get signed letters from them, especially from underage and female sides of the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: We see how failure to meet the gender quotas on boards will lead to funding cuts, but Mr. Ó Conaire also mentioned violence and race. The committee produced a report last year. Mary O’Connor worked very hard on it in respect of one proposal that she put forward, which was included in our report, relating to the penalisation of clubs in terms of access to State funding if...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: There have been some brutal ones and-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: The timelines of the integration process for all of the bodies coming under one umbrella.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: I thank the witnesses for the document. The participation of older people was mentioned earlier. I wish to pay tribute to one man, namely, David Brady from Mayo, who did a lot of work during Covid in reaching out to members of the elderly community. There is a glaring omission in this booklet when it comes to older people in respect of the Dads & Lads part of the GAA. A national...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: I wish to ask a final question of the GAA and FAI. It was in the news that today that there was a successful UEFA championship bid yesterday for the UK and Ireland. I raised the development of Casement Park in the Seanad earlier. There is unfortunately already some negative voices from those in the Traditional Unionist Voice, TUV, and Northern Ireland soccer towards the redevelopment of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: The IFA is coming under pressure from its amalgamated supporters association because that association sees it as a negative that money is going towards a GAA ground and is looking for money for its clubs separately. Could that throw a spanner in the works? It is also looking for Windsor Park still to be considered. I do not know how it could be since the UEFA bid has been confirmed. It...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Shane Cassells: All of the organisations have mentioned the work being done. Being parochial, I wish to give a shout out to some clubs. Navan rugby club was the first club to facilitate children with special needs and intellectual disabilities with a special team in the whole of the north east. I acknowledge that work. On the female side, our women’s coach is Jackie Shiels, the former Irish...