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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: What about gender equality?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: That explains why, when the story broke, considerable concern was expressed about the transparency of pay disparities. There were different grades. Some of it was historic, with people working different hours, etc. Is RTÉ working on this matter? Transparency is key to understanding why people are earning particular salaries.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Was Deputy Timmy Dooley's question answered?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Was there a further question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I was going to ask other members to speak, but I might let Ms Forbes come in now because many questions were asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Deputy Eamon Ryan asked a question about GAA broadcasting rights. If the delegates are submitting something in writing, they might submit it to the clerk to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Senator has asked a lot of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: There were questions about TG4 and the archives.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: The committee would be very interested in hearing about any launch of a digitisation programme for the archives.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank members for their excellent questions. I also thank Ms Forbes, Ms Cusack and Ms O'Keeffe for coming before us. It has been a very worthwhile engagement. It is proposed that the committee publish the opening statement received on its website. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools: Minister for Education and Skills (18 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I congratulate the Minister on his appointment. I know he will bring his experience as a teacher to the role, which will be very valuable. Members of the committee are looking forward to working with him in a constructive way. This consideration of the action plan for education gives us an opportunity to feed into the plan, which is critical. We are considering the area of well-being....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Paternity Benefit (23 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: 608. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have availed of paternity benefit since it was introduced on 1 September 2016, by county, in tabular form. [43181/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: We are dealing with detailed scrutiny of the Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017, a Private Members' Bill sponsored by Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Deputy Ó Laoghaire very much for his comments. We look forward to engaging with him over the coming weeks and months on what is an important Bill. The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Bruton, is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Before I bring in members, I thank the Minister for his response. I know the issue was raised with regard to other jurisdictions. This committee will visit Strasbourg to meet the European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society. That is a very important strand of this. The best law could be put in place here but if online content that needs to be moderated originates in another...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I call on Deputy Ó Laoghaire to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: As well as working on national issues, it would be remiss of this committee not to work and push this agenda at a European level. We need to examine what we should do in Ireland and we could lead in that space but we cannot ignore the need to work at a pan-European level. Given how long it takes to move things along in politics generally, we must not ignore our European neighbours in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: We have meetings scheduled over the next few months. Our next meeting, on 6 November, will be with representatives of social media platforms, the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, ISPCC, the Department and Cybersafe Ireland. We will have to see how we go and try to work as effectively and robustly as possible on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Please allow the Minister to finish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I ask Deputy Stanley to be brief.