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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed). (22 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: Who would like to respond to the questions regarding the opt-out advertising clause, the Brexit affect of being outside the Single Market?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed). (22 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: There was a query about the fees paid to presenters and how we could get some of the money back from multinationals such as Google and Facebook.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed). (22 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: On behalf of the joint committee, I thank all of the delegates for coming. It has been a very informative session. We hope to engage with the delegates in a more public forum. In the new year the committee will look at how it should engage with the public on the funding model for public service broadcasting. I propose that the committee publish the submissions received for this meeting....
- Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Hospital Groups (16 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the witnesses for their attendance and their comprehensive opening statements. I would like to direct my questions to Dr. Pat Nash, clinical director of the Saolta group. University Hospital Galway has been frequently on code black and a maximum capacity protocol has been implemented on a number of occasions recently. As stated by Mr. Power in his opening statement, the Saolta...
- Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Hospital Groups (16 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: Could Dr. Nash tell us the average length or rate of stay at University Hospital Galway and comment on the move from the Merlin Park site to University Hospital Galway, the reduction and whether, in hindsight, this was a retrograde step? Could he give the view of his colleagues - senior clinicians at University Hospital Galway - about the need for a new hospital?
- Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Hospital Groups (16 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: Do the witnesses agree that there should be an independent review of bed numbers?
- Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Bed Capacity (9 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I accept that significant advancements have been made in the quality of care provided at University Hospital Galway since 2006. However, the Minister of State will accept that the crisis facing the hospital is one of capacity, not quality. There can be little criticism of the standard of care provided for patients in Galway once they are...
- Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Bed Capacity (9 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Minister of State for taking this issue. The Minister for Health will be aware of the serious difficulties that have faced patients and staff at University Hospital Galway, UHG, in recent years. I will not go over all the challenges again, save to say that it is among the worst performing hospitals in terms of accident and emergency waiting times and inpatient and outpatient...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: I remind Members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the sound system, make it difficult for parliamentary reporters to report the meeting and adversely affect television coverage and web streaming. I draw the attention of the witnesses to the fact that, by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: Yes, and we will receive written clarification on those. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: The joint committee decided to prioritise public service broadcasting as part of its work programme for 2016. The committee decided to review the current funding model for public service broadcasting to review the effect of advertising opt-out on Irish broadcasters and to consider other related broadcasting matters. The committee may also look at media ownership in Ireland. We are aware of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: I invite Mr. Michael O'Keeffe, who is the chief executive of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: Before going to members I have two questions. The Department referenced a tendering process for the collection of the television licence. As we know, An Post is currently the Minister's collection agent and it is paid commission to collect the fee. In light of Mr. Bobby Kerr's report and considering the different ways we can support the An Post network by increasing the amount of State...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: If it did not get the tender, would the post office network collect the fees? The people would pay the fee to the post office network but it would not necessarily get the commission that the winning tenderer would get.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: There is potential for another company to oversee the collection.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: Another company could win the tender and it would be the collection agent.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: I suppose I am talking about the potential loss of revenue to the post office network.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: Is the witness saying this will come down to the nuts and bolts of the tendering process? You do not know if there will be a potential loss and the tendering process must be worked out before any potential loss of income could be determined.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: Does Mr. O'Keeffe wish to deal with the question of the commercial versus the public services?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)
Hildegarde Naughton: Whoever wants to respond to those questions may do so.