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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: I accept that. Is it important that the message goes out that if governance changes do not happen, State funding will be withheld until those grave matters are addressed? Is that an important message to go out?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: My first question is for Sport Ireland. Was Sport Ireland aware of what was going on with the IRFU and women's rugby?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: I am asking about the type of oversight Sport Ireland had. Was it aware of the issue before the players took the desperate measure out of frustration to write to the Minister?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: Does Sport Ireland not have a role in oversight? Dr. May just gave a comprehensive statement on women in sport. Let us be honest, these are not minor issues. Did Sport Ireland not have some level of oversight? Would that not have come under its remit?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: Sport Ireland does so where funding is provided. Again, I ask where was the oversight in this case?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: Therefore, Dr. May is saying she is happy to leave well enough alone for the moment.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: I do not want to talk down time and run out of time. Was Sport Ireland aware of what was going on prior to the players sending the letter? What was done about it? What was the role of Sport Ireland in that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: Dr. May said that the number of national governing bodies with no women on the board has been reduced from 13 to five, which is welcome. Five governing bodies still have no women on their boards. Which ones? Were there any repercussions for that in terms of funding?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: Does Dr. May know the percentage of women on the board of the IRFU?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: Am I right in stating that there will no repercussions for that until 2023?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: Can organisations jog on as they are?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: Ms O'Connor referred earlier to the boards and mentioned that there were no term limits on board membership, which can mean no opportunities for changing board membership and, therefore, less chance of a female member being voted onto a board. Will she expand on that? Is it the case that there are governing bodies with no term limits on board memberships?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: The dental treatment scheme is on the verge of collapse right across the State. I raised this with the Taoiseach previously and nothing seems to have happened. All medical card holders, including people with cancer, kidney transplant patients and people with diabetes, have no access whatsoever to dental treatment. Dentists are leaving the scheme in their droves because funding for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (14 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 7 December 2021, the expected deliver date for the DART extension to Drogheda; and if he will provide an approximate timeline for the project. [61842/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Tests (14 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: 462. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans for the provision of antigen tests for the early childhood care and education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61177/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (14 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: 554. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the provision of antigen tests for the early childhood care and education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61176/21]

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: I want to touch, first, on the issue of bogus self-employment. Where there is doubt or conflict, am I correct that responsibility would fall to the Department to determine if an individual is an employee or self-employed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: I thank Mr. McKeon for that response. Was it his Department that classified the courier sector or was it Revenue?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: The representatives from Revenue stated it does not classify anyone. They said that is the Department's job.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Imelda Munster: I will come back to that in a moment. The courier deal arose following the consideration of a single case by the Department. Is that correct?