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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: It is more to do with the fact that it is the Minister's back yard. Anyway, I will put these questions to the Minister for State. I know a director has been appointed and I very much support the person, as he is a good choice. Where are we at regarding the planning for the Ryder Cup with all the various components? My second question is on an issue that the committee has agreed to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: What stage are they at?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: We have to be brief, colleagues. I call Deputy Brennan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: Deputy, it is time, if you want an answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: Deputy O'Sullivan has not spoken yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: We are under pressure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Minister of State. I had to give Deputy O'Sullivan a bit of latitude as he had not spoken yet. We need to get back to rapid-fire. I call Senator Ahearn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: The Senator has 25 seconds left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: What is the Department's timeline for this and could the committee bring people in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: Will it be back in Screen Ireland or will it be a new entity? We will probably have to diversify.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: I might liaise with the Department-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: -----on how to go about that because it is a sector with huge capacity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: We have covered everything in the Department. I thank the Minister, the Minister of State and all the officials for attending. We will go into private session. We are under severe time pressure and have a significant issue, which has just come in, to discuss with a few other matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: No apologies have been received. Today, we are having ministerial engagement regarding key priorities and legislation in the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport. This meeting has been convened with the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Deputy Patrick O’Donovan, and the Minister of State with responsibility for sport and postal policy, Deputy Charlie...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Minister of State. We have private business to get through as well so we will have to have a very rapid-fire round, if that is okay, where everybody gets one question. I ask the Minister and the Minister of State to keep their responses short, purely because we have less than 20 minutes left. Deputy Ó Snodaigh is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: I have one last question which has not been covered and I am trying to fill in the blanks. On the issue of gaming and animation, the Minister appears to be quite passionate about this, as am I. Working with Screen Ireland, there is a nucleus whereby all of these may come together. There is an opportunity here given the skills and output we have in this country; however, it needs strategy....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: 184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have retired, by year and by rank, in each county, from 2020 to 26 June 2025, in tabular form. [36594/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: I am aware of the group. I also have a degree of sympathy in the sense that I believe the previous Government, of which the Minister of State was not part, did very little on this. The new biomethane group was set up. However, I would like the Minister of State to answer the following. When will the regulatory framework be put in place? What are the timelines on it? She has not told us....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Minister of State for being here but I have to start by saying the tradition of Topical Issues being dealt with by the appropriate Departments and Ministers needs to come back. It is not fair on the Minister of State, Deputy Harkin. She is not in that Department. It is a retrograde step that any time there are Topical Issues here, the chances of having a Minister from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Kelly: I have received apologies from Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh, who may not be here today. Matters relating to the termination of the Arts Council grant management IT system is the topic we are dealing with today. The meeting has been convened with relevant officials from the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport to resume the committee's consideration of matters relating to the...