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- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: It must have been a very short programme.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: I am on record as stating that Irish language programming is not top of the list for RTÉ and that it is suffering inappropriately as a result of RTÉ's serious financial troubles. That is evidenced by the proposal to broadcast a recorded version of the "Nuacht" rather than a live broadcast.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: I am delighted. Tá mé thar a bheith buíoch nár tharla sé ach bhí sé ar intinn ag na finnéithe é a dhéanamh. That was proposed and I am using it as an example. In the context of RTÉ's understanding of its obligations under the 2009 Act, it is worrying that that was the first thing that it was proposed should go when RTÉ was in...
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Does Mr. Jennings understand that no matter what the issue was,------
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: ------the consequence would be that a recorded version of the news in Irish would be broadcast, and that would go directly against the obligations of RTÉ.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Absolutely. I do not mind at all.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Good.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: RTÉ is not fulfilling its remit.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: It is not up to scratch. Mr. Jennings is unhappy with the current situation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: What is the plan to change it within the existing budget and what case has been made to the Department to ensure that RTÉ complies with its obligations?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: I understand that. I ask Mr. Jennings to listen to my question because I have a limited amount of time and am currently homing in on the Irish language.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: RTÉ submitted a five-year strategy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: What is the next step?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: It is about to land on the Minister's desk.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Where is it at the moment?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Is the BAI looking at it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: What is the BAI looking at?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: That is what I was coming to. In the context of the Irish language, for example, and I could use the example of current affairs-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: To date, what has happened with BAI's monitoring of RTÉ and its Irish language obligation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Has the BAI come back and said that?