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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 referring to the governance of the organisation. Is Ms McGrath happy-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Okay. I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: And the appointment is nearly finished.

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 conscious of the artists out there who are worried about their funding and their careers. At the end of the day, these are people's careers. Can we get a guarantee or commitment from the council or Department that individual artists currently being funded will not be affected by this upheaval in funding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Did Mr. Ó Coigligh give a recommendation to the Minister or consult the Minister on Ms Kennelly's contract? Was there a piece of advice or a recommendation from the Department to the Minister not to renew?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: It is a ministerial decision, first and foremost. Okay. Senator Ahearn asked for ten years of conflict of interest. That is a lot of paperwork and a lot of things to chase up. Is the chair aware, off the top of her head, of a family member of any board member or of the previous chair being funded by the Arts Council?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: So Mr. O'Sullivan is happy no family member or person connected to a board member was ever funded by the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: It sounds like the Arts Council has rigorous systems in place.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: I want to speak about a group of 44 talented footballers who were signed a number of months ago to play for Limerick FC under-15 and under-17 League of Ireland teams. This was obviously a moment of great pride for players and families, as were their successful campaigns in phase 1 of this season. They have qualified for phase 2, the first games of which took place last weekend. However,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (26 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh Gníomhach. I understand agus níl an locht ort ná ar an Aire Stáit atá anseo inniu. I do want to say I am disappointed. I have raised this issue twice in the Seanad. It has been submitted a couple of times as a Commencement matter. It was finally chosen today. On behalf of the one-, two- and three-year-old children in Dublin...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: I thank the witnesses for coming in today. I will start with the IPU delegation because I want to follow up on some of the questions concerning the status of workers. To get an idea by way of background, do some people want to be contractors or would they rather be employees? What way is it working out? I ask because every organisation is different.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: I understand. I want to quote a response that the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, gave on 29 April to a parliamentary question on postmasters and the Karshan ruling. My question is really one for the Department. He said: I am advised by Revenue that the TDM relating to Sub-Postmasters & Social Welfare Branch Managers will be updated shortly to confirm that the tax treatment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: I would appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: They are two State bodies. There is a lot of conversation in the two bodies around PRSI workers and contractors. On the additional €5 million, it sounds like there is a lot to do and a lot that needs to be done to keep the show on the road. The digitalisation of communications poses challenges for the postal network so is the extra €5 million enough for everything that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Did the witnesses say that 40% of post offices will close? Is that the figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Are they mostly rural or urban, or is it across the board?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: I am not sure how much time I have left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Do I have any time left?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: I have one question for An Post.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Yes, exactly.