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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 Jul 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: 673. To ask the Minister for Health how many HSE staff are currently suspended from work awaiting a fitness to practice review; the average time it takes for such reviews to be carried out; the total amount of salaries paid to suspended staff in 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34952/23]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the witnesses for being with us and for the valuable work they do in promoting sport, health and well-being in our country and abroad. My experience of the GAAGO model product has been primarily in my former role as Minister of State with responsibility for the diaspora. When it was first launched, GAAGO was hugely important in strengthening the presence of the GAA internationally...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: How much of the income accruing from GAAGO can be attributed to viewing abroad and how much to viewing here in Ireland? Has this analysis been done?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: In order to stream a match on GAAGO, a considerable amount of money must be expended on putting a technical team in place, including camera operators, technicians, directors and panellists. On the basis that this money is already being expended and significant income is already accruing from abroad in particular, through people viewing the matches and paying their subscriptions or...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: Has a lower annual subscription rate for those aged over 65 been considered?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank each and every one of the witnesses for joining us in what Ms Ní Raghallaigh described as a special sitting reflective of the gravity of the situation in which RTÉ finds itself right now. We are here to work as best we can in partnership with them in restoring trust in RTÉ and ensuring the future of our public service broadcaster. As it has rightly been pointed out,...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: Therein lies the problem. I would argue that therein lies the crux of the ambition that should be employed by RTÉ right now in trying to restore the trust of the Irish public in its board's oversight of how RTÉ operates. That is critically important. Yesterday - I know Mr. Bakhurst might argue it is inconsequential, but the optics of it are horrific - an advertisement was placed...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: Mr. Bakhurst had not been made aware of it before the advertisement was placed.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: That is very helpful to hear. I thank Mr. Bakhurst.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I have a final question. My colleague Senator Carrigy alluded to this earlier. RTÉ is probably sitting on one of the most valuable landbanks in the country, if not the most valuable. There is no question about that. I believe that RTÉ, as an organisation that is on a precarious financial footing - it is a judgment call as to how precarious it is - needs to consider seriously the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: True.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: Alongside the excellent work being done in the delivery of housing supply, there is significant potential for additional supply in our rural towns and villages. In recognition of that, in April of last year the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, announced a special funding opportunity for our rural towns and villages, namely, €15 million for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the serious health and safety issues at a school (details supplied). [40973/23]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán on the 2023 Work Programme (27 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I welcome the witnesses and wish them every success in their respective roles. They are doing an extraordinarily important job on behalf of the Irish people. It is great to see Coimisiún na Meán in place and finally having the legislative backing to do the work it needs to do. I have a couple of observations that might prompt questions. Coimisiún na Meán has an...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán on the 2023 Work Programme (27 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: They are of equal priority.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán on the 2023 Work Programme (27 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: That is very true. I happen to be unusual in thinking that in general social media has been a force for good. Do not shoot me. I think it is the most recent expression of our deep desire as a species to communicate with one another. We have been communicating with one another from when we sat around campfires trying to develop early language through to speaking to Neil Armstrong on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: Deputy Lowry has absented himself. He said he is meeting the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. During that meeting he will be making the case for additional funding for the Garda and the RSA to further their aims in making our roads safer. I thank Deputy Lowry for that. I thank all the witnesses for being here...