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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Apart from that. That is for TG4, is it not?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: As it stands, is RTÉ still in breach of the legislation?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Could I have a direct answer to a direct question, please? Is RTÉ still in breach of the legislation?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: I have a question following on from the appearance of RTÉ representatives at a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts last week, where they refused to commit to ensuring workers found to be bogusly self-employed would be paid entitlements. We went through maternity pay, sick pay and holiday pay. The Irish Examinerreported that it had been made aware of specific examples of such...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: I thank Ms Forbes for that. We know RTÉ has already paid the Revenue Commissioners €1.2 million. We know that the Department of Social Protection is now coming after RTÉ and that the net has been widened to include 500 workers. Where the Department of Social Protection tells RTÉ to settle for not paying the workers or the employer PRSI, would Ms Forbes not think it...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: From a moral perspective, Ms Forbes cannot actually say the workers should be paid what they were deprived of. My fear is that, in two, three or four years, when RTÉ will have made what could be multimillion euro settlements with the Department of Social Protection and the Revenue Commissioners or taxpayer as a result of its failings, it will not pay the workers what they are entitled...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Have all RTÉ news journalists taken part in a workshop looking at climate science and the reporting of it?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: In July last, RTÉ committed to creating a team working across news and current affairs dedicated to reporting on the climate crisis. Has that team been created and how many staff members are in it?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: In fairness, RTÉ committed last July to creating a team and my question concerns whether that team has been set up.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: I know, but it is not as if I am looking for details of the Revenue settlement. I am asking whether that team was set up and how many staff members are on it?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Will Ms Forbes furnish us with the details of that team and how many members are on it? Does anybody else know? I am sure across the board someone would be able to tell us.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: It is hardly top secret. One would imagine the witnesses would have an answer to that, given how important reporting of climate change is. Silly me for thinking they might be upfront and able to give us that information. Last week, when I asked about the 11 cases, of the total of 28 cases, in which scope decided against RTÉ the information was not to hand. Does Ms Forbes have the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: We asked last week. Will Ms Forbes furnish us with those details?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: EU Digital Services Package and the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: At the start, there was a discussion about the DSC. One of the responses was that the media commission was being examined as the possible co-ordinator. If this turns out to be the case, is it provided for in the Bill or will additional legislation be required to give the media commission this function?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: EU Digital Services Package and the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: My question is about disinformation, or fake news, for want of a better word. Is that included in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill? Do we need to legislate for it or will it be covered by the DSA?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: EU Digital Services Package and the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: If it is not going to be dealt with directly, one would imagine that it would be important that it be covered in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill through provisions or sanctions relating to disinformation.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: EU Digital Services Package and the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: I have further questions and I apologise if they were asked when I was in the Chamber. Will the witnesses provide some details on the provisions within the DSA for an individual complaints mechanism? What is covered? How will it work? Who and what is covered by it? That has been a major omission in the online safety Bill in its present form. We have heard about the importance of its...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: EU Digital Services Package and the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: It was about an individual complaints mechanism.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: EU Digital Services Package and the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: When we had stakeholders and some of the major social media companies in, the general consensus was that action is rarely taken on harmful content and some of the issues Mr. Shanley mentioned. In the absence, thus far, of an independent regulator or complaints mechanism in the Bill, how will that work, in practice?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: EU Digital Services Package and the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Will there be sanctions if they do not?