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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)

Niamh Smyth: I will stop you there, Minister, because I have a few more questions I want to get through.

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)

Niamh Smyth: We are aware that some of your inquiries are looking at contractors going into RTÉ and representing de factomembers of staff of RTÉ. They have contractors, they have extracted themselves from being paid members of staff of RTÉ, but we are talking about the top talent, for example, who are represented by contractors outside RTÉ. I assume you find that problematic because...

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)

Niamh Smyth: Do you think that is a way in which RTÉ can operate into the future?

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)

Niamh Smyth: When will that conclude?

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)

Niamh Smyth: On a different matter, I had the pleasure of meeting this morning with the Press Council and the Press Ombudsman, Susan McKay, and she raised a very interesting question. We talk a huge amount about funding for public service broadcasting into the future. We talk about broadcasting. What are your thoughts on how the print media should be funded into the future?

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)

Niamh Smyth: I have one final question, going back to RTÉ. Have you had any contact from Ms Forbes since this whole debacle broke?

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)

Niamh Smyth: Thank you, Minister. Does anybody have a quick-fire question? We will go around the room. Deputy Dillon, you first.

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)

Niamh Smyth: To conclude-----

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)

Niamh Smyth: Does Senator Ahearn have any questions?

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)

Niamh Smyth: Quick, fire ahead.

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)

Niamh Smyth: Maybe the Senator can chat to the Minister afterwards.

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)

Niamh Smyth: To conclude-----

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)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the Minister and officials from her Department for being with us today. Sorry, Deputy Andrews would like to come in.

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)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Deputy Andrews. That concludes our meeting with the Minister and her officials. I thank the members of the press who have been here throughout the entire debate.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (4 Oct 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when primary schools will receive their annual IT funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42855/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (4 Oct 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 130. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he or his Department are aware of when the energy upgrade will be completed at Carrickmacross fire station. [43201/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (4 Oct 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43025/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (4 Oct 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 165. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on an application with INIS (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42935/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (4 Oct 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 183. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a person (details supplied) has lost their respite entitlement and has not received any respite since the beginning of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42934/23]

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

Niamh Smyth: 37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what plans/strategies are being introduced to reduce waiting times in Cavan’s driving test centre; if he is aware of the lengthy waiting times at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41551/23]