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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide clarification regarding the recent increase in the UK albacore tuna quota (details supplied) which includes access to EU fishing grounds while the Irish quota for the same species remains unchanged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34710/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (13 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the introduction of a taxi service (details supplied) to ease difficulties with provision of taxis in rural parts of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35004/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Schemes (13 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 352. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider the introduction of an employment wage support scheme for small to medium sized enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35002/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Support Services (13 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 353. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to the introduction of Government-backed low-interest rate loans for small to medium sized enterprises in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35003/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 684. To ask the Minister for Health if the current GP contracts are deterring young GPs from practicing in rural parts of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34998/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 685. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the fact that it is taking up to seven months for applicants to the ICGP non-EU GP programme to have an initial assessment of documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34999/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 686. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the difficulties that retired GPs have to renew their medical insurance when they are offering to provide cover for GPs in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35000/23]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank all of the witnesses for coming before the committee. We are trying to find solutions. Most of my questions will be for Mr. Ryan on GAAGO. It is a fantastic development and it is absolutely the way forward. It opens up opportunities to show new games to new audiences anywhere in the world. This is not an exercise to bash GAAGO or to say it is a bad idea. It is a response to a...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: That is one example and I remember it. Then we had Cork and Tipperary, which is the match that caused a lot of ire among my constituents. It was available on GAAGO. It was not available on any of the TV stations. I want to give an example of what was happening in case Mr. Ryan has not got feedback on what was happening. One person who got in touch with me explained how his father-in-law...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: It caused friction in the household. This is an example of what went on. Another individual subscribed to GAAGO but the match started buffering. It kept buffering and it paused and he gave up. He missed out on the game. My father has a Nokia 3210 and an old dinosaur of a television. My parents could not stream it. Unfortunately they ended up missing out on the same Cork and Tipperary...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Do you accept there are pockets of Ireland where GAAGO will not work until we have broadband?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank all the witnesses for coming in. Did Mr. McBennett watch the first session of the meeting?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Okay. He understood the issues we are trying to come to terms with here.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Exactly. I was referring mainly to those in rural areas where the connectivity is not good enough. There is also a certain demographic of people who may not be comfortable with the technology.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Mr. McBennett will appreciate the issues here. Is there ever a situation where there is just a clash of fixtures, within the GAA fixtures, for example, and there are just not enough TV stations to broadcast all of them?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Yes.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: That comes back to my point. We have RTÉ 1, RTÉ 2, TG4 and GAAGO. Has RTÉ considered the possibility of using the RTÉ News Now channel to broadcast matches?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I will move on to the witnesses from TG4. These big games would give the channel and the Irish language great exposure. This is fantastic. Would the station welcome the opportunity to broadcast more of the big clashes in football and hurling?