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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position regarding a rehabilitation project for a bridge (details supplied) in County Kerry; if a proposed and funded lighting project will be delivered as part of anticipated works on the bridge; the anticipated timeline for the delivery of each aspect of the overall works; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (15 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position regarding consideration of proposals for traffic calming and pedestrian crossings in Castlemaine village on the N70 and possibly the R561; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7342/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (15 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 270. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current position regarding the Irish Sign Language voucher scheme; if the scheme is being continued; if she will address concerns raised regarding the discontinuation of the voucher scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7345/24]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I welcome everyone back and thank them for being with us. I acknowledge the witnesses here with us today. I also acknowledge that we do not have Ian Kehoe, Dee Forbes, Geraldine O'Leary, Breda O'Keeffe, Jim Jennings, Richard Collins, Conor Murphy, Rory Coveney and Moya Doherty with us. Various reasons were given by those people for not being here, but I...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Some people expressed the view that they were of the view that it was a fait accompliand there was no input they could have had. Looking at the reference to the convention centre, for example, on page 58 of the report, it was booked on 19 April 2022 before the meeting on 28 April 2022. I imagine the booking of that venue would have put some time pressure on as well in terms of getting...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: In September?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: You got told-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: You did not get the breakdown. In July 2022, 72 tickets were sold. It is on page 46 of the report.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Some 72 tickets in a month. It is just over two a day.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Can I ask about the revised strategy for 2019 to 2024 and future live events? I presume that is all parked now. There are no further live events planned by RTÉ at this stage.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Mr. Bakhurst might be able to shed light on this. When licence fee renewals and new licences fell off a cliff at the start of July and I got reply to a parliamentary question on 17 July showing there had been almost a one third fall off at the start of July, that coincided with RTÉ deciding to pull advertising of the TV licence on channels outside its own platforms. Was that decision...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Why?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: What were the total fees paid outside of RTÉ's own platforms for advertising in the year?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Yes.