Results 581-600 of 2,564 for speaker:Christopher O'Sullivan
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: We will draw it out until then.
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: I will not be long. I have a few questions and I thank the Minister, the Minister of State and the officials for attending. I will start with the Minister and her opening statement, in which she mentioned the interim funding for RTÉ. On that, I seek clarity on some of the cost-saving measures being proposed by RTÉ and the talk of 400 jobs potentially going there. Is the Minister...
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: If staff reject that number of 400 job losses, the proposals and the measures contained within them, where does that leave us? What can the Minister do in that instance? Is she leaving it completely up to the director general?
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: If staff reject it and it leads to a reduction or breakdown in public service broadcasting, is there a point at which the Minister will have to intervene?
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: I understand that. I know it was a few weeks ago but I am just going on the original reaction from staff. Obviously, there was a lot of concern.
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: I certainly welcome the decentralisation of a lot of the work to places like Cork and Limerick. There is a lot of support for independent production included as well, which is good. It has not been welcomed across the board but I certainly think it is good. The question of future funding comes up time and again and we are being asked whether we are avoiding it because of the political...
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: The reports are expected in February.
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: We will have the reports in February and hope to have the final decision very soon after. I have a couple more questions if that is okay. For what it is worth, because of the difficulties and the significant drop in income from licence fees, I believe we have to move away from that model. Perhaps the Exchequer is the way forward. Will the Minister provide an update on the short-term let...
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: How long will that process take? Does the Minister expect full committee sessions on it? Pre-legislative scrutiny has already been done.
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: I have one concern. It is welcome legislation. We have talked about what is happening in many of our towns where rows of terraced houses are being let on Airbnb when they could offer very valid long-term accommodation for people. However, we obviously then have the concerns of the rural operators, people who offer short-term lets, who feel that this could be a really prohibitive constraint...
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: It is really important that those guidelines come out before the legislation proceeds through the Houses rather than in conjunction with or parallel to that process.
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: I am going to hold the Minister to that.
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: I have a question for the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne. I do not want him to feel left out.
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: Is there any update with regard to funding for the FAI - I have FA written down here - and the gender requirements in respect of the membership of the board? Has the board made any serious efforts to address that issue?
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: That point has to be satisfied by this January.
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: Have they shown any serious efforts?
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: I am not criticising the Government policy at all. I think the FAI needs to get its act together because this is important.
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: My concern is for the clubs that have put blood, sweat and tears into their sports capital grants. They got their planning over the line but they might be penalised because of the inadequacies of the top brass.
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) Christopher O'Sullivan: I am not saying it is the Minister of State's fault. The board has to get its act together. That is what I am saying.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (23 Nov 2023)
Christopher O'Sullivan: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the planned new Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund. [51537/23]