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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: 337. To ask the Minister for Health the number and specific posts the University Limerick hospital group is hiring in terms of the recruitment of a specialist dietician for adults with type 1 diabetes; if a funded diabetes dietetic is included in the 2020 estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51224/19]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: I thank Ms Forbes and Ms Cronin for their presentations. Ms Forbes gave a comprehensive outline of the position. Most people accept and recognise the challenge. My party absolutely supports public service broadcasting and we have done that. When Ms Forbes appeared before the committee about three years ago she challenged us to look at the licence fee funding model. The committee did that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: I ask Ms Forbes to outline details of that restructuring so that people can understand what has happened over the past three and a half years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: Is this the "one RTÉ" agenda Ms Forbes mentioned?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: On a day-to-day level the silos still exist. We have radio, television----- The platforms still exist and they always will. The thinking is what is changing within RTÉ. It is very important that we do not simply think of a programme as being on television or on radio. It could go across the pieces. That is the structural aspect. It is also important to refer to the strategy we put...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: Let us look at the funding issue. Ms Forbes talked about making savings of €60 million over the next three years. Can she detail the line items in the third year? Perhaps Ms O'Keeffe will have that information. I refer to the line items comprising that €60 million. Perhaps the witnesses can provide that for us at a later stage. I would like a breakdown of that €60...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: What is the scale of that? We read about pay cuts, a pay freeze or a headcount reduction, to use that terrible term from the HR sector. What reduction in staffing are we talking about?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: So what is the number on the HR side in the third year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: Some 200 are hoping to leave. What is the cost saving in year three?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: Will that €10 million come from the elimination of 200 staff, or will that be the total savings?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: As such there will be another €50 million in savings. Can the witnesses identify those savings?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: Will that saving come from content?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: What is meant by "services"?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: That accounts for €16 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: We already had that item. That was the first one. That accounts for €10 million, and €16 million will be saved in the area of content.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: I want the cumulative figure. Current revenues are €339 million or €340 million, which comprise commercial revenue and licence fees. The management wants to cut spending to €60 million below that figure by-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: On average, does RTÉ want to save €20 million per year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: As such, RTÉ will break even. Can management achieve that without any projected increase in revenue from the State, recognising that there will not be any change in licence fees based on the seven years-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: So-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)
Timmy Dooley: The Chairman is putting me under pressure.