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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)

Alan Dillon: Does the Minister think that the taxpayer should be financially responsible for what RTÉ has done regarding the drop-off in the licence fee?

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)

Alan Dillon: I have one final question. When does the Minister anticipate that the internal reviews she has initiated will be published?

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)

Alan Dillon: Why is there a new focus on the understanding of proper procedure regarding the barter account? I see the Minister has extended this back to 2012. Can she shed some light on the widening of the terms of reference?

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)

Alan Dillon: We are aware of RTÉ's interim funding request of €34.5 million, which was issued last May. The Minister has mentioned only €16 million here today, as recommended by the Future of Media Commission. Considering the anticipated €21 million drop-off in licence fee revenue by the end of the year, how does the Minister justify the apparent shortfall in the context of her...

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)

Alan Dillon: What is that?

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)

Alan Dillon: When will the additional State intervention happen?

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)

Alan Dillon: That is the end of October.

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)

Alan Dillon: So in the time line, the Minister is talking into 2024 before any additional funding will be given by her 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)

Alan Dillon: Will the Minister be waiting for her own external report and review?

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)

Alan Dillon: Finally, on the statement issued by RTÉ naming Ryan Tubridy and the six-year understatement of his earnings in the region of €345,000 and the board’s actions by issuing that statement without having any of the facts and the details, does the Minister think the board’s action was appropriate? Without comprehensive detail, the board was unsure about what was factual...

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)

Alan Dillon: I have one other question. When will the 2022 financial annual reports be published or go to the Cabinet, or have they been published?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (5 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: 16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the R312; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43082/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (5 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: 71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on Intercity rail services between Westport and Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43083/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (5 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of individuals who have benefitted from the help-to-buy scheme in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43084/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (5 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: 101. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the bike-to-work scheme to those who are self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43085/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (5 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: 300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a reply will issue to correspondence received (details supplied); the reason a reply has not issued to date; if this delay to respond is in breach of Departmental protocols and if this correspondence was discussed at the level of Secretary General of his Department. [43248/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (5 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: 305. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will reimburse families who have to pay privately for speech and language therapy and occupational therapy, due to a lack of services in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43239/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: 13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how she intends to strengthen community policing in Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43518/23]

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: I welcome budget 2024 as it takes important steps towards rewarding those who work diligently and help individuals earn more of their hard-earned wages. This budget displays a significant commitment to supporting households, public services, community services and businesses facing the challenges of inflation and the rising costs of living. One of the highlights of this budget is the...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: We said at the initial stages of these hearings that truth matters. Again, we have always respectfully sought the co-operation of the executives within RTÉ. However, I am concerned after hearing RTÉ's stance today on the release of these important documents. We appreciate everything that has come into the committee but we had concerns about the delay in the publication of...