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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: The committee would be very interested in hearing about any launch of a digitisation programme for the archives.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Reports: Discussion with RTÉ (17 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank members for their excellent questions. I also thank Ms Forbes, Ms Cusack and Ms O'Keeffe for coming before us. It has been a very worthwhile engagement. It is proposed that the committee publish the opening statement received on its website. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I wish to draw witnesses' attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to do so, they are entitled thereafter only to qualified privilege in respect of their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: That is much appreciated. I have one or two questions before I bring in the members. Would Mr. Godfrey consider carrying out an external independent analysis of the regulatory environment, similar to that undertaken by Commission for Regulation of Utilities in Ireland, CRU? It undertook a peer review. That is one question. On the Stiles report, Eir was found to be in breach of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: As for the peer review, would ComReg look at doing something similar to what was carried out by the CRU with the OECD?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Godfrey for coming and his engagement with us. We will publish his presentation on the committee's web page.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: This is the mid-year review of the 2018 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. We are engaging this afternoon with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Naughten, and the Minister of State, Deputy Kyne, who has responsibility for natural resources and digital development. Members are reminded...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I call Deputy Dooley.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Perhaps the Deputy could limit his questions to programme A and communications in the first instance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: There is a Vote in the Dáil. The bells have probably been ringing for a minute already. Does the Deputy wish to come in briefly before we suspend?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will allow the Minister to give a brief response before we suspend for the vote in the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I have to suspend the meeting until after the vote in the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: We shall resume discussions on programme A, communications.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Several Deputies need to go to the Dáil. I will call Deputy Stanley next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Would Deputy Stanley like to come back in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am conscious that Deputy Eamon Ryan would also like to comment under this topic, and Senator O'Reilly is also indicating. I ask the Minister to be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Senator O'Reilly is next. I will bring in Deputy Ryan then because he has to ask a question in the Dáil. It would be appreciated if the Senator could confine his contribution to questions to allow Deputy Ryan to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I appreciate the Senator's brevity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: The answers will be on the record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Minister. We will now move on to programme B - broadcasting, if the Minister wants to make a brief opening statement.