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

Niamh Smyth: Sorry, I ask the Senator to finish up.

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

Niamh Smyth: I am so sorry, but the Senator has not left time for his questions to be answered. There are ten seconds left. There may be another opportunity at the end.

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

Niamh Smyth: We are way over time. I am aware that witnesses are not really getting the opportunity to respond in the way they would like, so they should feel free to respond directly to my colleagues following the meeting. I am sorry the time is so short. We skipped Deputy Mattie McGrath because he was not in the room. He has four minutes. He can use them in whatever way he wants.

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

Niamh Smyth: With regard to what Deputy Mattie McGrath said, it is important to give Mr. Ryan an opportunity to respond.

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

Niamh Smyth: I am under serious time pressure. The Deputy was absent at the beginning.

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

Niamh Smyth: We are moving on. I call Deputy Munster, who has four minutes.

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

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. McKenna; I am going to conclude on that. Senator Shane Cassells is next.

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

Niamh Smyth: Senator Cassells is running out of time now; he might wrap up.

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

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Ryan. Deputy Brendan Griffin is next.

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

Niamh Smyth: Very quickly.

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

Niamh Smyth: The Deputy needs to wrap up.

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

Niamh Smyth: I am going to have to move on. We have come to the end of the meeting but I appreciate that Deputy Gould has sat here for the last hour and a half so I am going to give him two minutes. I see Deputy Danny Healy-Rae coming in as well and he had his name down too. I will forego my own time but I would make one comment. I recently had the pleasure of meeting the Continental Youth...

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

Niamh Smyth: The Deputy has had three minutes. Please conclude.

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

Niamh Smyth: Deputy Danny Healy-Rae has two minutes.

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

Niamh Smyth: Deputy Healy-Rae to conclude.

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

Niamh Smyth: I have to stop the Deputy there.

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

Niamh Smyth: That concludes this part of the meeting. I am sorry that it has been so short with so many guests but that is what happens when we have so many people and so little time. I thank the witnesses for their statements and my colleagues for being so good at keeping to time or thereabouts. We will go into private session to dispose of some committee business.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Business of Joint Committee (12 Jul 2023)

Niamh Smyth: We have one item of committee business to dispose of before we proceed to our second stakeholder engagement this afternoon. We discussed in private session today correspondence No. GCM-R-1038a, received from Mr. Larry Bass, CEO of ShinAwiL Limited, in respect of evidence given at the committee meeting of 5 July by former chairperson of RTÉ, Ms Moya Doherty. Mr. Bass wishes to correct...

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

Niamh Smyth: I warmly welcome our guests who are with us this afternoon. We have been slightly delayed in starting and I ask our guests to bear with us. I welcome Mr. Declan McBennett, group head of sports in RTÉ. It is nice to see him. From TG4, I welcome Mr. Alan Esslemont, director general, and Ms Mary-Ellen Ní Chualáin, commissioning manager. From Sky Ireland, I welcome Mr. Mark...

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

Niamh Smyth: I ask Mr. McBennett to wrap up. I apologise.