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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: Has he experienced anything like this before?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: There is a track record here. I do not mean that in respect of Mr. Ó Coigligh, but he is aware that this keeps happening.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: Did Ms Kennelly feel she was let down?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: The board has full confidence.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: When will that be? The next round will be at 9 a.m. It is now 12.10 a.m. It is after midnight.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: I want to know what happened here.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: To be fair to the Minister of State, he can only sit and listen to me. He is not even from the right Department. I will be sharing information. He will not be able to respond on the fly. It is detailed information. He will not be able to respond because he has no briefing and is not from the relevant Department, and it is now ten minutes past midnight. I was told by the Ceann Comhairle...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: At what time will I be informed in the morning? Will it be at 8.55 a.m.? This is farcical.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: I am not being difficult, but for this to happen at this hour of the night or morning - and I am not blaming the Minister of State - is farcical. It is an absolute farce to be waiting for all these hours and then be left in this situation. I do not see the point in proceeding.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: I do not know.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: Let me just have it documented that it is a farce to be left here until 12.10 a.m., waiting for hours, and then treated like this. In what other work environment would people be treated like this? We are all into family friendly environments.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: I do not have patience.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: I will put it to the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. In fairness to the Minister of State, he has been honest and direct. It is now 12.09 a.m. and I have spent five or six hours at committee meetings and then waited five or six hours to do this now.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: Wait a second though; the floor is mine but the Minister of State is saying that I withdrew this matter. I did not. It is on the system, as we can see with our own eyes. Obviously, I would expect the Minister of State to have a briefing. In actual fact, I believe the Minister or the Minister of State responding should be from the relevant Department. Is there any point in me doing this...

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

Alan Kelly: We have received an apology from Deputy Micheál Carrigy. I ask all present to ensure their phones are on silent or switched off. Today's meeting has been convened with officials from the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport, which is a new title. Where has arts gone? We are also joined by representatives from Coimisiún na Meán, RTÉ and Screen Ireland for...

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

Alan Kelly: I thank Ms McQuillan very much. I appreciate that. Members will now ask some questions and engage with the witnesses. We will push this out to ten minutes as we have only four members at the moment. Deputy Brennan is the first person on my list.

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

Alan Kelly: Are there any other contributions? Is the Deputy happy?

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

Alan Kelly: I have a few questions and then we will have a second round of approximately four minutes. My question is for Screen Ireland and RTÉ, because they can be more open in a certain format. They are not the regulatory authority or the Department, in other words. They will get one chance perhaps to say this and I will get one chance to ask it. What do they see as the main weakness of...

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

Alan Kelly: Okay, very diplomatic. I fundamentally disagree with the ministerial decision on the levy order. I have said so publicly. Most people who cannot really offer an opinion agree with me. It takes away the independence of Coimisiún na Meán and it is not in the spirit of what was initially sought. It was a retrograde step. Deputy Ó Snodaigh did a bit of toing and froing with...