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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank the witnesses for being here. I apologise for being late; I had another meeting. I will build on some of the previous comments on the distribution of profit. Both organisations highlighted the ring-fencing of profit for grassroots investment. Do they have a breakdown of where those profits go? I appreciate it is a marginal amount, as was mentioned. If it goes to League of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: That is excellent. Is there any research available to the organisation? For example, with regard to Senator Cummins question about the weather, does LOITV find it gets any useful data from the subscription of the patterns of users and so on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank everybody for being here. It is incredibly sobering to hear the witnesses' collective concerns over workers' rights in the sector, particularly in relation to this Bill. I will put an open question to all the witnesses. I have heard the gaps they identified. Some were on our radar - around collective bargaining, for example. Mr. Kane mentioned procurement. I will give the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank the witnesses for being here so late this evening. I appreciate it. It is problematic to think that, given free reign, RTÉ will proceed in this vein to erode both workers' rights and the retention of workers in roles that are in-house versus out. It seems clear to me that when you have organised workers in a publicly owned broadcaster and a level of commercial production...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I will come to Ms Vaughan in a minute. It sounds like there is a difference of opinion. Does Mr. Keegan believe it is the intention of RTÉ to shell out the in-house staff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Does Mr. Keegan think the motivation is around that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Whereas Mr. Dooley is not so convinced.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: There are caveats.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: People do it for the love of it. I tread the boards myself and I have a lot of family in the area. One genuinely does do not do it for money. Did Mr. O'Brien want to add something?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I am on the AI committee as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: It is really wonderful to learn about, particularly, all the community stuff involved. The sports I am fanatical about are rugby and snooker. I am learning a bit more about our national sports. The GAA has a subscription model for users. What research and feedback does it seek from its users and how often does it do that? Can the witnesses talk to me a little bit about the approaches it...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Agreements (10 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to protect environmental and agricultural interests in the Mercosur Trade negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38293/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Relations (10 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new trade partners or strengthening of trading partnerships his Department is advocating for at EU level in order to diversify Irish trade opportunities in the face of US tariffs and trade instability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38294/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Artificial Intelligence (10 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 147. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38618/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (10 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department is aware of efforts by producers in the occupied West Bank to label their goods as having originated in Israel; how his Department will ensure that fraudulently labelled goods are not imported into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38633/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Artificial Intelligence (10 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 159. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Grid (10 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 160. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will open an investigation into the slow restoration of electricity services in the wake of Storm Éowyn; how his Department will mitigate storm impacts moving forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38632/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Artificial Intelligence (10 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 172. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38614/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Artificial Intelligence (10 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38626/25]