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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: I will be very quick because I have to leave to chair another meeting at 3 p.m. The Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023 is concerned with the RTÉ archive. I have a simple question for our guests. Has RTÉ ever refused any of them when they have sought access to its archives? RTÉ has made the archives available to universities and colleges. Has it ever refused access?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: Does Dr. O'Dell not agree that RTÉ is the one with the copyright and that it needs some protection? It cannot just make this material freely available to everybody. There have to be some rules and regulations. Dr. O'Dell answered the question very honestly and I thank him for that but to be fair, RTÉ has made its archives available. Why is this Bill necessary? I am asking the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: Dr. O'Dell is a professor in a university. I am sure there is sensitive information that the university does not want made freely available and that it wants to have control over, and rightly so because it is the university's information. Does he not think that RTÉ is the same? To be fair to Dr. O'Dell he answered the question and said that RTÉ has never refused a request for any...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: I raised that earlier, if Dr. O'Dell was listening to the debate.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: I would say that the FOI legislation is the not the best that was ever introduced. I know Deputy Costello disagrees with me but-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: Of course Dr. O'Dell does. Why would he not? Freedom of information is necessary and essential but the kind of rubbish that is going on out there with it now is outrageous. No disrespect to Deputy Costello but if he was in a busy constituency office he would know all about freedom of information requests every single day. That is all I can say. In relation to this legislation, I am not...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: It is not about the abuse of freedom of information. This is about an entity that owns material and has copyright. Dr. O'Dell and everybody else want that to be freely available and yet their own organisations might not make the information in their own archives freely available to people who may want it. Maybe they should be opened up to everybody.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: I do not disagree with that once it is not abused.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: That is the problem. Where does it start and where does it stop? The Freedom of Information Act is very good but the way-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: That is fine. I have to leave. I am going to another meeting, so do not think I am walking out.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: I am sorry to have to go.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: That is what Dr. O'Dell says but it is not as simple as it seems. If we are going to open up archives under this legislation, then the contents of any and all archives should be made freely available to everybody.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: 129. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to detail the number of recipients of child benefit on 1 January in each of the past five years; the number that were resident outside of the State; the countries where these beneficiaries were resident; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40439/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: 130. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the qualifying criteria for child benefit payments to be made for children who are ordinarily resident outside the State and to clarify when the benefits will cease in respect of children resident outside the State if the required PRSI contributions cease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40442/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: 293. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person who receives the State pension (contributory) is not entitled to the treatment benefit and dental benefit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39824/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (8 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: 338. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress being made regarding a pay agreement and expenditure requirements (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40196/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (8 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: 523. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people that have approved a primary medical certificate, in each of the past five years, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39755/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (8 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: 570. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications that were made under the hardship scheme for pharmacies in each county, by month, over the past three years; the number of applications that were successful in each county, by month, over the corresponding period; the total amount paid out under this scheme in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (8 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: 571. To ask the Minister for Health when the restoration of pharmacy fees will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39927/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: 595. To ask the Minister for Health when a person will be appointed permanently to a post (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40001/24]