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RTÉ: Statements (28 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Fáiltím roimh an deis seo labhairt os comhair na Dála inniu. I welcome the opportunity to address Dáil Éireann today. This House first heard statements on the issues arising in RTÉ on 4 July last year. I said then that although I did not underestimate the difficult path that lay ahead for RTÉ, I was confident that trust could be restored if all involved...

RTÉ: Statements (28 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Regrettably, the chair did submit her resignation. I again put on the record of this House my genuine appreciation for the significant contribution Ms Ní Raghallaigh made to the process to reform RTÉ over a relatively short space of time. We must now, however, redouble our efforts on the rebuilding of trust in RTÉ.

RTÉ: Statements (28 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis na Teachtaí as a gcuid rannpháirtíochta ar an gceist seo inniu. Tá sé tábhachtach díospóireacht a bheith againn sa Dáil ar gach aon rud a bhaineann le cúrsaí na meáin agus an craoltóir náisiúnta. Tá todhchaí an craoltóir náisiúnta thar a...

RTÉ: Statements (28 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: -----but I did it clearly at the committee. I offered to furnish a detailed note on every conversation that occurred with the officials and chair on Thursday. I am happy to provide that and the committee will have it. I stated clearly the timeline of last Thursday’s communications with my Department and I offered to share with the committee the note taken of those communications. ...

RTÉ: Statements (28 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: I think it is important that we end on a positive note. I believe that each and every person here values public service media. In response to some comments made today, I would like to put on the record the incredible work that is done by the staff in RTÉ. We saw, especially through Covid, high-quality, trustworthy, reliable information in a difficult situation. We all appreciated...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Tá mé buíoch as an deis seo cur síos a dhéanamh ar chúrsaí a bhaineann le rialachas agus maoiniú do RTÉ agus le todhchaí na heagraíochta. Táim tiomanta mar Aire na meán athbhreithniú agus athnuachan a dhéanamh ar chóras an cheadúnais teilifíse. I welcome the opportunity to speak to the committee...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: As I said in my statement, it was a pre-arranged interview. These issues emerged on Thursday and we were dealing with a number of phone calls through the officials. I felt it was worthy of a direct, face-to-face meeting with all of the officials who had been involved in the meetings on Wednesday and Monday. That is why I requested that meeting. I thought it would be wrong for me to simply...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: In fairness, there had been a number of meetings that week. There was one on Monday and two on Wednesday. This issue was in constant flow on Thursday, so it was too late, by the time I had the full facts on Thursday evening, to pull out of a media engagement. I wanted to have the proper time on Friday morning because I felt it might be a very detailed discussion.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: As I said in my statement, when I had arranged the "Prime Time" interview, it was to talk about the advice that was issued and the future funding model. When I was on my way to the RTÉ studios I hoped that would be the focus of the interview.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: It is hard to answer that question because I could not predict what was going to happen in an interview. When I had arranged the interview, it was to do with the future funding model and the legal advice.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: I was not keen to have a phone call with the then chair because I thought it required a face-to-face meeting, with the officials in the room who had attended when I was given the incorrect information on Monday and Wednesday. I wanted people there who had witnessed and heard the previous discussions on Monday and Wednesday. I really was not expecting any question on confidence. I hoped...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: As the Minister demanding transparency, I cannot switch being honest on and off when I want to. I was asked questions in relation to the board. The board and the chairperson of the board is the direct relationship, so I had to be transparent on the programme. It was a case of I just could not express confidence in someone but I was doing everything I could under repeated questioning to not...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: To reiterate-----