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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sport and Recreational Development (14 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: Last Sunday was an amazing day for Irish football with a record attendance of 44,000 people at the FAI cup final in the Aviva.Again, however, what was a momentous day for Irish football was overshadowed by events going on off the field. As the chief soccer reporter of the Irish Independent, Daniel McDonnell, put it yesterday, there are good people in the FAI who are being failed by their...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sport and Recreational Development (14 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: I thank the Minister of State for his reply and the work he is doing. I agree with him in that I too hope the FAI takes the appropriate steps before its AGM in respect of making sure it reaches the gender quotas for the board. I also welcome the audit that Sport Ireland undertook to make sure it had the checks and balances in place to uncover these payments and I welcome that the Minister...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: I welcome our guests and thank them for the work they do. I will begin with Ms Walsh and Mr. McIntyre. Ms Walsh referred to the 70-odd arts spaces nationwide. Is the review to which reference was made complete in terms of the analysis of the work required to bring some of those spaces up to standard?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: Yes.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: From a practical and theatrical point of view, how many of the 70 centres need major improvements?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: Exactly. Mr. McIntyre referred to the vision in the context of Cavan. I come from County Meath. We have the Solstice Arts Centre in Navan, the new centre that has opened in Trim and the theatre in Ratoath. That came from the vision of Meath County Council. I was a councillor at the time. I turned the sod on and opened the Solstice Arts Centre in Navan when I was a councillor. That came...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: That is why these hearings are important in the context of their place within budgets. Ultimately, that is up to councillors. During the recession, we were adamant in ensuring we would not cut from that sector even though many people saw it as low-hanging fruit. In fairness, Tom Dowling, the county manager in Meath at the time, was adamant that would not happen. I will touch base with...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: It is about the increase in costs. I will move to Mr. Croffy in that regard. Before he launches into a series of the issues that were not so good, I thank him for his words in respect of the supports during Covid. He spoke about the reform of local government. I fully agree with his synopsis of the so-called reform by the former Minister, Phil Hogan. I was Fianna Fáil spokesperson...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: Local government is now able to access funds that did not exist heretofore from the Minister, Deputy Humphrey's, Department in particular. They are taking funds from outside the normal strands of the arts sector but they are putting it back in. The Minister turned a 250-year old Church of Ireland church that had been dilapidated for 100 years into a library, which was opened during the...

Seanad: Sports Funding: Statements (21 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: I thank the Minister of State for outlining the huge scope of work he does in funding our sports organisation. I refer not just to the pillar sports, but to all sports. He has shown great commitment in this regard, especially in showing that so-called "minority" sports are receiving their fair share and the support they so desperately need. I highlight as well all the work he is doing in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: I say "Well done" to the Cathaoirleach for pointing out to Members the existence of the Seanad Public Consultation Committee, a forum with which people can engage. Some people here seem to have amnesia about who got rid of town councils and perpetrated that act of butchery. I proposed a Bill in the previous Dáil which was voted against by Deputy John Paul Phelan and everyone else in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: It was more - 800.

Seanad: Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: As a member of the media committee, I express my support for Senator Byrne's motion and pay tribute to him for the work he has done in this sphere. I also welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, and acknowledge and praise him for the work he has done in this sphere, especially in the area of national strategy and support for the companies that operate in this area, for the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentation and their continued engagement with the committee. Jackie’s last point was on country music and people in Dublin saying it would not happen and it would be mad, but both Deputy Munster and I know "The Greenscene" on LMFM is one of the most listened-to shows in radio in our area, so we get what the witnesses are saying. ...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: Absolutely. I was lucky enough to be there this year.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: I was at the IMRO awards during the summer and spoke to people from many of the stations afterwards on the challenges they face. Incidentally, they are before the committee at 2 p.m. this day next week giving a presentation on those issues. For them to meet that commercial reality and fulfil what the witnesses are setting out today, what has been the engagement through, say, the independent...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: Mr. Conboy mentioned three or four stations. Is it that they know the demographics and where Irish music is strong? Where are the witnesses having difficulty with other stations? Is there an east coast-west coast divide? What would be their take on that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Shane Cassells: On a national basis, do the witnesses think those stations are missing a trick? Do they believe we are all the same and all want to listen to one thing but are missing a trick by not playing a genre that I do not need to tell the witnesses is extremely popular throughout the country?