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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: They wanted an apology that was not acceptable to RTE?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: It is important that RTE puts on the public record what actually happened and what was demanded.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: But in general terms-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: I would like to draw Mr. Curran's attention to a couple of matters before we conclude. I wanted to wait until the end before making a few comments. He said in his presentation that RTE "is established as a dual-funded, not-for-profit, statutory body". He explained that "its purpose and activities are guaranteed by legislation, it is independently regulated and it is not accountable to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: I am not speaking about what RTE does. I accept-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: The salary of the high-profile broadcaster who left RTE last year will not be questioned anywhere next year.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: It will not be in the public domain. Does Mr. Curran believe the fact he has outlined is putting RTE at a serious disadvantage?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: To bring the discussion to a conclusion, I will group questions. Deputy Dooley is first, followed by Deputy O'Donovan, Deputy Harrington and Deputy Griffin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: Could we have order please so that we can get the answer?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: That is okay. Other issues will probably crop up during the debate. Deputy McEntee is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: I thank Mr. Curran for the presentation. We will proceed straight to members’ questions. To be as efficient as possible, I ask spokespersons to confine their remarks to four or five minutes. We will try to get around to everybody. I do not want everybody to be asking the same questions, only to have each one answered ten or 15 times. I want to be fair to everyone.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: There is.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Strategic Plan 2012-17 and Other Issues: RTE (26 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: The purpose of this part of the meeting is to discuss with representatives of RTE its strategic plan for the years from 2012 to 2017, which has been drawn up by RTE, and to address pay issues and matters arising from "The Saturday Night Show" which aired on 11 January last. On behalf of the joint committee, I welcome Mr. Noel Curran, director general; Mr. Kevin Bakhurst, deputy director...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (25 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for decisions as if responding to a section 18 of the Freedom of Information Act request as to the reason the regulations giving effect to Commission Directive 80/723/EEC of 25 June 1980, as amended by Commission Directive 85/413/EEC of 24 July 1985, Commission Directive 93/84/EEC of 30 September 1993 and Commission Directive...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (25 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: 529. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive a decision on their appeal for invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13614/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (25 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: 547. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive a decision on their application for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13955/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (25 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: 548. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their invalidity pension appeal; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13961/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: EU Regulations (25 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: 553. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that if there are alterations to existing aid by way of payments for the free travel scheme amounting to an increase of more than 20% from the original budget, and that it has gone on longer than six years, that it is deemed new aid for each of these reasons even if commenced in 1967 under Regulation 794/2004 and that she is...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: EU Regulations (25 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: 554. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify an issue in relation to contractual arrangements with binding obligations in breach of EU state aid rules (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14024/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: EU Regulations (25 Mar 2014)
John O'Mahony: 555. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify obligations on Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus and certain compliance issues (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14025/14]