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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (29 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 347. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the main policy achievements of her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31866/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (29 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 367. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31855/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (29 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 397. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31856/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (29 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 433. To ask the Minister for Health the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31864/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (29 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 435. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to each hospital in the University of Limerick Hospital Group in each year of the years 2019 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31874/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (29 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 436. To ask the Minister for Health the health infrastructure projects currently underway in CHO3; the projects completed since June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31875/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (29 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31863/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (29 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 465. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the main policy achievements of her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31868/23]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I thought I was going to be the final speaker but I am happy to get an opportunity. I congratulate the Cathaoirleach on how she has hosted the meeting and how the clerks to the committee have organised all of this at short notice. It would have been helpful to have Renault and Ryan Tubridy here. That would have helped to paint a more full picture. I have a few questions that I will be...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Mr. Lynch made that editorial decision. Is this the first time Mr. Lynch has made an editorial decision in his role?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: There is a bit of a chasm on air at the moment because in most Irish households Ryan is the messiah and not the pariah. What has to happen for him to go back on air? What will make Mr. Lynch change his editorial decision? People are wondering where Ryan Tubridy is and when we will hear his voice on the airwaves.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: What is the editorial reason? Could Mr. Lynch headline that for us?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Is Mr. Lynch saying that he has done something wrong?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: There are two opposing briefings out there today. One is that he is saying he is still in a contract and he has ceased his television work but the radio work continues. RTÉ's, I think, and I have been listening to the witnesses for the past few hours, is that it is now in a state of negotiating something and it is very much in a state of flux. What is the truth? Those two briefings...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I do not know if others had heard of the remuneration committee as an entity but I certainly had not until this afternoon. Who is on that? If they have a rubber-stamping role in terms of Patrick Kielty's contract, did they have any rubber-stamping role in the €75,000 top-up?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Does RTÉ's remuneration committee meet only for the big guns, "the top talent", a term, I agree with Deputy Boyd Barrett, that is very insulting? It implies that untalented people exist in the organisation, which is rather unfair. Does the committee meet only to examine the remuneration of the top guns, the top talent or did it meet in 2019, for example, when the Lyric FM staff were...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I wish Patrick Kielty well. He is stepping into a massive role. It is more than presenting a show. There is a certain leadership quality to this. It is the face of RTÉ. How early on was he made aware not only that he will be in the spotlight on Friday nights but that there is a big banana skin there as well? How early was he told of that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: It is an unusual work environment. There are many people on contracts and sketchy enough contracts that would not be that nice to be on, and then there are other people who are contractors and they are paid handsome fees. Are there any performance-related bonus payments within the organisation, and would Dee Forbes or any of the executive have been in receipt of those in recent years?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I also want to ask about the Deloitte audit. I have been audited as an elected Member. I think 15 Members every year get randomly selected and audited. An audit, as I understand it, although I am not an accountant, relates to a single financial transacting year. The Deloitte audit is very much focused on year beginning to year end. Has anyone said, "Maybe we now need as an organisation...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Cathal Crowe: That is fine and very well explained but the audit is a snapshot in time. The people who will face their licence renewals very soon and the people who are concerned about this whole debacle are probably wondering if this is a cultural thing and if it has happened in other years. The next time representatives of RTÉ are before our committee I would like them to have done a more...