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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: RTÉ has a statuary duty as regards current affairs programming in Irish. I understand it provides "7 Lá" for TG4. What current affairs programmes in Irish are actually on RTÉ?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: I thank Ms Forbes for that. Is the answer to my question that RTÉ currently does not provide current affairs programmes in Irish on RTÉ?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: For clarity, RTÉ does not have any current affairs programmes in Irish on RTÉ.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Apart from that. That is for TG4, is it not?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: As it stands, is RTÉ still in breach of the legislation?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Could I have a direct answer to a direct question, please? Is RTÉ still in breach of the legislation?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: I have a question following on from the appearance of RTÉ representatives at a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts last week, where they refused to commit to ensuring workers found to be bogusly self-employed would be paid entitlements. We went through maternity pay, sick pay and holiday pay. The Irish Examinerreported that it had been made aware of specific examples of such...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: I thank Ms Forbes for that. We know RTÉ has already paid the Revenue Commissioners €1.2 million. We know that the Department of Social Protection is now coming after RTÉ and that the net has been widened to include 500 workers. Where the Department of Social Protection tells RTÉ to settle for not paying the workers or the employer PRSI, would Ms Forbes not think it...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: From a moral perspective, Ms Forbes cannot actually say the workers should be paid what they were deprived of. My fear is that, in two, three or four years, when RTÉ will have made what could be multimillion euro settlements with the Department of Social Protection and the Revenue Commissioners or taxpayer as a result of its failings, it will not pay the workers what they are entitled...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Have all RTÉ news journalists taken part in a workshop looking at climate science and the reporting of it?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: In July last, RTÉ committed to creating a team working across news and current affairs dedicated to reporting on the climate crisis. Has that team been created and how many staff members are in it?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: In fairness, RTÉ committed last July to creating a team and my question concerns whether that team has been set up.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: I know, but it is not as if I am looking for details of the Revenue settlement. I am asking whether that team was set up and how many staff members are on it?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Will Ms Forbes furnish us with the details of that team and how many members are on it? Does anybody else know? I am sure across the board someone would be able to tell us.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: It is hardly top secret. One would imagine the witnesses would have an answer to that, given how important reporting of climate change is. Silly me for thinking they might be upfront and able to give us that information. Last week, when I asked about the 11 cases, of the total of 28 cases, in which scope decided against RTÉ the information was not to hand. Does Ms Forbes have the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: We asked last week. Will Ms Forbes furnish us with those details?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: How will that delay affect the timeline for the passage of the Bill? The Minister has said we may have to regulate on an EU basis. Has that been absolutely confirmed? Even if that is the case, it should not prevent us from going forward with this. Funding could be sourced through Europe and, of course, the big technology companies could also fund the individual complaints mechanism....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: 68. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details on the expert group she intends to convene on the matter of an individual complaints mechanism for harmful online content under the online safety and media regulation Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2802/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Will the Minister provide details about the expert group she intends to convene on the matter of the individual complaints mechanism for harmful online content under the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill, and will she make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (20 Jan 2022)

Imelda Munster: Could the Minister outline who will make up the expert group and when it will begin its work? In terms of the timeline, will the group's work affect the passing of the Bill? Will there be a delay? The Minister will also be aware that the joint committee flagged that the lack of the individual complaints mechanism was a major deficiency in the general scheme of the Bill. There was a...