Results 61-80 of 153 for speaker:Evanne Ní Chuilinn
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Has the Department ever audited section 481 claims for compliance with pay parity or contract transparency?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Could Screen Ireland provide a little bit of perspective on the streaming levy? What impacts would a levy like that have on investment in the audiovisual sector in Ireland?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Is there anymore of a breakdown on the design of the fund? RTÉ and TG4 will be excluded from applying for those funds. What will it look like for other companies?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: First, I have a Cathaoirleach's declaration here that I need to read into the record. In accordance with Standing Orders, I wish to make the following declaration: I do solemnly declare that I will duly and faithfully and to the best of my knowledge and ability execute the office of Leas-Chathaoirleach of the Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport without fear of favour,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: We will move on to questions from members. Rather than sticking with six minutes, is it agreed that we will go with eight minutes? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: I will remind the Deputy to be careful about making charges against people.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: It was the former director. The Deputy is out of time but we will go around again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: We will move on to Deputy Cleere.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Just a reminder to make sure we do not make charges against non-members in regard to the use of the word "cowboy" and to watch the parliamentary language. You are not in a dressing room now, Chap.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: That is all right. We will move on to Deputy Ó Snodaigh.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: We are out of time. Sorry, Deputy. We can come around again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: We move on to Senator Noonan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: First, I greatly appreciate the arts. I grew up in a house that was obsessed with the arts. I was in orchestras, choirs and dance schools but appreciate good governance. I think the Arts Council would accept there is learning for everyone around governance failings over the last couple of years. It is an awful lot of money to fall through the tracks. I will pick up on the points that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: So we have a loss of €6.5 million. Am I correct that €1.5 million still has to be paid?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Am I correct that the very least that is going to be paid for an off-the-shelf Joe Bloggs system is €8 million plus a subscription fee every year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: That is given what has been lost so far.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: If the Arts Council is allowed to take legal redress. That is an awful lot of money. As the loss accrued who had oversight in terms of finance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: The Arts Council must sign up to the code of governance and the delegation will be familiar with competency-based appointments. Which board member of the Arts Council brings a fiduciary or accounting and finance oversight or competency?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: I am asking about the board that was in place when all of this money was falling through cracks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Who was the accountancy or accounting person on the board?