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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: Turning to the staff at Raidió na Gaeltachta, RTÉ's response seems to suggest that we want to know what ordinary staff members earn. That is not the case. RTÉ knows full well that what we requested at that committee meeting was a review of the pay of cláraitheoirí in comparison with that of their Radio 1 counterparts. We made that abundantly clear. They are trying...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: 235. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will appoint a restaurant representative and pub representative to the tourism recovery oversight group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28377/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: 236. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the names of persons or sectors who were appointed by Fáilte Ireland to the tourism recovery task forces (details supplied). [28378/21]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I welcome the Bill. It aims to limit the period for including the value of family farms or businesses to three years for financial assessment under the fair deal scheme, where the family successor continues to operate the farm or business for six years and takes over the running of the farm or business within three years. It is, indeed, a welcome reform. However, it is a real shame that...

Questions on Promised Legislation (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: After a series of delays and blunders, the new Drogheda Educate Together secondary school on the Mill Road is finally being given the go ahead. I have been contacted by the parents' building committee which is seriously concerned that the school is still only at the pre-planning stage and may not be completed until 2024 or later. This is despite the fact that the Minister, Deputy Foley,...

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: That might help to explain it. Dr. Sweeney spoke about the number of current HAP tenancies. I have departmental figures relating to May 2020. The total HAP tenancies in May 2020 was 59,821. That is quite significant. I presume it has increased since then. The figures were broken down by individual local authority area. For Dr. Sweeney's own knowledge, the figure had increased to almost...

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: The HAP contract concluded between the local authority and the tenant sets out the HAP payment per month for the accommodation or the property and the HAP contribution for the tenant. Nowhere in the contract is the cost of the rent taken into account. That was a bone of contention for me when HAP was introduced back in 2014. It is as if we do not need to know the reality. Dr. Sweeney...

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: And value for money?

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: People often talk about how their parents purchased their house in their 20s. Now there are people who are in their 30s and even their 40s who are unable to secure home ownership. The average term of a mortgage loan is 20 to 25 years. There are people who are now in their 40s and retirement age is 65, or it could be 67 if the Government gets its way. Are we effectively working towards a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: 213. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Covid restrictions support scheme will be available to travel agents once they reopen; if so, the length that it will be extended given the fact that the situation in relation to foreign travel remains unclear and further given that deposits received by travel agents when they do reopen will be passed on immediately leaving them unable to pay...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: My apologies if I ask questions that have been previously asked. My first question is for TG4. Head 77 of the Bill references a 25% spend on Irish language programming, as is currently the case under the BAI. We need to ensure that is retained in the new Bill. Are there any specific measures the witness thinks would help promote Irish language media that are not currently provided for in...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I thank Mr. Esslemont. My next question is to the witness from RTÉ. Does he have a view on who should receive funding from the content levy? Mr. Coveney mentioned the difference in standards for advertising online versus traditional media. Does he think online advertising should be brought under existing regulation for TV and radio?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: Does Mr. Coveney have a view on who should receive funding from the content levy?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I ask Mr. Coveney to comment on the difference in standards for advertising online versus traditional.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I thank Mr. Coveney. My next question is to the witness from Virgin Media. He mentioned in his opening statement that the content levy needs to be fair and transparent. I ask him to outline what that might look like. If the levy is introduced, who should be liable to pay it and who should receive funding from it?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: If the content levy is introduced, who should receive the funding?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I thank Mr. McCarthy.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I am fine for now, thanks.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I will direct my first couple of questions to Mr. Ó Broin, which are probably yes or no responses. Have I heard Mr. Ó Broin correctly in saying Facebook had no specific turnaround time for the removal of content?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: Does Facebook keep a record of individual complaints received in Ireland?