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RTÉ: Statements (28 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Fáiltím roimh an deis seo labhairt os comhair na Dála inniu. I welcome the opportunity to address Dáil Éireann today. This House first heard statements on the issues arising in RTÉ on 4 July last year. I said then that although I did not underestimate the difficult path that lay ahead for RTÉ, I was confident that trust could be restored if all involved...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (28 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: The current membership of the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) is as set out in the table below. All members are appointed by the relevant Minister of the time. The Public Appointments Service (PAS) administers the competitions for membership of State Boards. PAS operates an open, accessible, rigorous and transparent system to support Ministers in making appointments to State...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Tá mé buíoch as an deis seo cur síos a dhéanamh ar chúrsaí a bhaineann le rialachas agus maoiniú do RTÉ agus le todhchaí na heagraíochta. Táim tiomanta mar Aire na meán athbhreithniú agus athnuachan a dhéanamh ar chóras an cheadúnais teilifíse. I welcome the opportunity to speak to the committee...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: As I said in my statement, it was a pre-arranged interview. These issues emerged on Thursday and we were dealing with a number of phone calls through the officials. I felt it was worthy of a direct, face-to-face meeting with all of the officials who had been involved in the meetings on Wednesday and Monday. That is why I requested that meeting. I thought it would be wrong for me to simply...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: In fairness, there had been a number of meetings that week. There was one on Monday and two on Wednesday. This issue was in constant flow on Thursday, so it was too late, by the time I had the full facts on Thursday evening, to pull out of a media engagement. I wanted to have the proper time on Friday morning because I felt it might be a very detailed discussion.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: As I said in my statement, when I had arranged the "Prime Time" interview, it was to talk about the advice that was issued and the future funding model. When I was on my way to the RTÉ studios I hoped that would be the focus of the interview.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: It is hard to answer that question because I could not predict what was going to happen in an interview. When I had arranged the interview, it was to do with the future funding model and the legal advice.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: I was not keen to have a phone call with the then chair because I thought it required a face-to-face meeting, with the officials in the room who had attended when I was given the incorrect information on Monday and Wednesday. I wanted people there who had witnessed and heard the previous discussions on Monday and Wednesday. I really was not expecting any question on confidence. I hoped...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: As the Minister demanding transparency, I cannot switch being honest on and off when I want to. I was asked questions in relation to the board. The board and the chairperson of the board is the direct relationship, so I had to be transparent on the programme. It was a case of I just could not express confidence in someone but I was doing everything I could under repeated questioning to not...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: To reiterate-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: To reiterate, I believe a Minister has to be truthful. To not share information that had emerged that day would be me withholding information and I would be facing a very different committee. I would probably be here before the committee for other reasons, if I had done that. On reform, I have said I am absolutely focused, where consecutive Governments have failed, on delivering the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: The first question I asked at that meeting was in relation to the reports to do with the Rory Coveney exit package that I read at the weekend, that the chair had an approval in that. I found that a little bit astonishing because I would have been absolutely confident that that happened in July. It had been conveyed to me as a resignation. I asked at that meeting, "Why have you not...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: May I respond?