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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Garret Ahearn: Do you know how many went? Just for clarity, how many went to Brussels?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Garret Ahearn: We have heard five, four and three.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Garret Ahearn: Mr. Bakhurst has spent six years in senior roles.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Garret Ahearn: In her contribution about the advertisement, Ms McCarthy said that RTÉ is paying actors that are blurred out. RTÉ is essentially paying actors not to act. Is RTÉ paying for any external directors? There are lots of directors within the organisation. Is the advertisement directed by an in-house director or by an external director?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Garret Ahearn: There are loads of directors in RTÉ. Are the directors that are being employed to do this advertisement internal or external?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Garret Ahearn: Does no one here know?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Garret Ahearn: Is it someone external?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Garret Ahearn: Yes, but Mr. Lynch is leading it. Does he know if external directors are being paid-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Garret Ahearn: Mr. Lynch is leading it and he is not sure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Garret Ahearn: I have one final question. Information was released showing that there were 116 external activities in the last quarter of 2024. A total of 16% of those cost between €1,000 and €5,000 and 1% cost just over €10,000. I ask the witnesses to outline, for that 17%, how many people were involved and what kind of work they did.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Garret Ahearn: Can Mr. Bakhurst give us some examples?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Garret Ahearn: Can Mr. Bakhurst send a list of the activities?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)
Garret Ahearn: How many people went?
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sports Funding (11 Jun 2025)
Garret Ahearn: I welcome the ambassador as well and acknowledge the work she has done over recent months and years. We had a productive meeting yesterday in the foreign affairs committee. It could have gone on for two or three more hours it was so impressive. I am happy to see Senator Andrews in the Chair now because League of Ireland and grassroots soccer is something he and I are passionate about....
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sports Funding (11 Jun 2025)
Garret Ahearn: I thank the Minister of State for the response. He is right that there has been an awful lot of money given over the past number of years to support the FAI and grassroots level in terms of the €30 million. It is important to note that the people leading the FAI now have, as the Minister of State said, delivered on the memorandum of understanding. Some 98% of that has been...
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Garret Ahearn: Does the Minister of State wish to come in again?
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Garret Ahearn: Amendments Nos. 3, 5, 21, 23, 29, 31, 33, 35, 36 and 38 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Garret Ahearn: As Senator Flynn does not wish to speak, I call the Minister of State to respond.
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Garret Ahearn: Amendments Nos. 25 and 26 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)
Garret Ahearn: Does the Minister of State wish to respond?