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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá brón orm as a bheith mall. Bhí mé istigh sa Dáil. I apologise if any of these questions have been asked. I was not following proceedings as I was in the Dáil. My questions relate to the buy-out contracts. Do we need to amend the Bill to ensure it prohibits buy-out contracts for performers and writers? Can we ensure there is full compliance with copyright...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I can produce people here who have been recently asked by RTÉ to sign away their residuals. That is for another thing, whereas this is for the future. Is Mr. Carson happy to ensure that copyright law and people's rights to payment for their acting and for producing services would be fully protected?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is a habit whereby if someone does not sign away their rights they do not get any work in the future. It is not just RTÉ. I am not picking on RTÉ, but these issues have been raised with me lately. On Coimisiún na Meán, the Minister has produced in this draft legislation the power to curtail the European works levy. Does an coimisiún have a view on what the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: If this legislation is enacted in the way the Minister expects, the scheme will not be devised unless the Minister issues a directive to Coimisiún na Meán.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I do not want to put Mr. Ó Domhnaill in a predicament. When it was presented, the Minister was opposed to the levy. Therefore, he would be taking away the power Coimisiún na Meán has at present to commission work or prepare for a scheme of the kind in question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Usually with a feasibility study, people are asked to change this, that and the other rather than totally scrap it and say one is going to have the power in the future. Go raibh maith agat as sin. On Comptroller and Auditor General oversight, the Minister, Deputy O’Donovan, has told the Dáil he could not accept my Bill on the Comptroller and Auditor General coming under the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I do not know. It suggests RTÉ does not trust the Comptroller and Auditor General if it has to get a second opinion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I just cannot see why you would audit something already audited or why anybody would go down that route. I do not believe anybody has ever questioned the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s ability to carry out its work. Since there is the next step, the PAC, which oversees the Comptroller and Auditor General-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: A dual audit of certain parts rather than the whole lot, which seems to suggest RTÉ will have a private audit of itself, followed by the Comptroller and Auditor General doing the exact same thing, meaning a delay in the provision of accounts for scrutiny. It seems very odd although I understand the point Mr. Larragy made on Uisce Éireann. There are other semi-State companies in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is not the whole of RTÉ that has to be done, but-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is only partial.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am not denying that but what seems to be suggested is that a full private audit of RTÉ would be followed up by one by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To follow on in the same vein, it was interesting to hear mention of the good relationship with the US streaming companies. Is there any view about the streaming levy coming not only from the US streaming companies but also from those who are making the fabulous productions here in Ireland? Has that come across? I have another question about section 481. A cultural test is required at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am more asking for an opinion. The witnesses are the people who help to produce. It know it is the responsibility of the Department. I have had this row with the Minister previously and I will have it again. I am asking about the industry's view on taking a more restrictive approach of requiring productions to satisfy four, rather than three, of the eight criteria set out for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the witnesses. I must go to the Dáil Chamber.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: My first question was whether the witnesses have had any feedback from US companies. It was said that there is a relationship with US streaming companies in particular. Deputy Brennan was correct that quite a number of programmes are being produced here in Ireland for US audiences. Have they expressed a view on the streaming levy in Ireland? There is a streaming levy in other countries....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 47. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times since February the Cabinet committee dealing with national security has met; the attendance at each meeting; and the actions that were decided. [25521/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 83. To ask the Taoiseach to list the Cabinet sub-committees set up since formation of Government; and the dates on which each of them has met since being established. [24888/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 223. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will advise if the traditional homes pilot scheme requires successful applicants to engage a one stop shop; if they can engage with appropriate providers that are not on the one stop shop panel to carry out retrofit works on their traditional home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29342/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Olympic Council of Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 698. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has had discussions with the Olympic Council of Ireland in relation to the possibility of them making a submission to the international Olympic Council to include Irish dancing or ballroom dancing as a sport in the forthcoming 2028 and 2032 Olympics in Los Angeles and Brisbane respectively; and if he will make a...