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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)

Alan Dillon: In respect of the Minister's officials, in September 2023 the Department received the new terms of reference introduced for the RTÉ remuneration committee. Is that correct?

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)

Alan Dillon: So that was never received.

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)

Alan Dillon: Were they questions that should have been asked by the Minister or her officials in respect of the Committee of Public Accounts hearing in September which discussed the provisions around terms, pay and conditions that must be approved by the committee? These measures were a broader set of actions aimed at strengthening controls and fully restoring public trust in RTÉ's corporate...

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)

Alan Dillon: Yes.

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)

Alan Dillon: Before the Minister issued a bailout in the October budget, did she check to see what checks and balances RTÉ had in place? Did she look for any clarification on the conditions of issuing a massive bailout to the tune of €40 million to RTÉ?

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)

Alan Dillon: In terms of the current lie of the land within RTÉ, did the Minister look for any of the actual reforms to see what the remuneration committee was doing about restructuring?

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)

Alan Dillon: When did the Minister become aware that Rory Coveney's resignation deal involved an exit package?

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)

Alan Dillon: Why does the Minister think that RTÉ did not inform her that there was an exit package assigned to the resignation?

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)

Alan Dillon: Did the Minister ask at the time?

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)

Alan Dillon: Would the Minister say that the non-disclosure of this deal has led to a suspicion of mistrust?

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)

Alan Dillon: A big issue here - RTÉ is guilty of it as well - is that if you do not ask the right questions, you do not get the information.

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)

Alan Dillon: To ensure maximum transparency, and the Minister has referenced it a few times, will she expedite the publication of the aggregate exit packages to be published by RTÉ, which will be included in its annual audit?

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)

Alan Dillon: Is it forthcoming?

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)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (27 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what grants are available for students attending modern foreign language courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8885/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (27 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how DEIS funding for ETB schools is allocated; the process for school principals to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8886/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (27 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how the DEIS funding for ETB schools is allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8889/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (27 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if DEIS funding through ETBs is available for foreign language courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8888/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on progress under the additional accommodation scheme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9273/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (27 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason future employment contracts for school secretaries do not include provisions for bereavement leave and wedding leave, in accordance with standard Department contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9288/24]