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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (10 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 730. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether he has made provisions to continue and expand the basic income scheme for the arts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30722/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Arts Council (10 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 731. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how he plans to support and continue the work of the Arts Council, whether he is considering a budget allocation increase above the rate of inflation for the Arts Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30723/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (10 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 732. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether he will review current funding for national sporting organisations; if he is considering a budget allocation increase above the rate of inflation for Sporting Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30724/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (10 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 1545. To ask the Minister for Health whether she is considering including hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) in the long-term illness scheme, as it is a lifelong condition which requires medication throughout the lives of sufferers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30108/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: At a meeting of the Oireachtas media committee yesterday, RTÉ executives revealed yet more wasted spending at the State broadcaster. An IT project, specifically a channel management system, went over budget by nearly €1 million. This comes just weeks after we learned, for the first time, about a €3.6 million writedown for another botched IT project. That is nearly...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (29 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I really appreciate the opportunity, and many thanks to the witnesses for their contributions this morning. I have a few specific questions but I will start by picking up on comments Ms Maguire has made about that connection between neutrality and the triple lock. In her answers to Deputy O'Meara, she said that it is not impacted. Is that really the Department's line, that neutrality will...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (29 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Because I have only two minutes, could Ms Maguire answer just that specific question?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (29 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: She does not see that it is impacted at all. Okay. According to the 2006 defence Act: " International United Nations Force " means an international force or body established, mandated, authorised, endorsed, supported, approved or otherwise sanctioned by a resolution of the Security Council or the General Assembly ... In light of that, Ms Maguire has said that the GA mandates are...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (29 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Great. The draft Bill says that any international force needs to be for peacekeeping, conflict prevention or strengthening international security - I have a few questions about this - and to be "consistent with the principles of the United Nations Charter". Can Ms Maguire define what it means to strengthen international security, and who interprets that?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (29 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: "Strengthening international security" is the specific phrase I want a definition on. Perhaps that is something Ms Maguire can follow up on. My final two questions on that point are as follows. Why does it say "consistent with the principles of the UN Charter" and not "consistent with the UN Charter"? Is it because under the Charter the Security Council and the GA are the competent...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (29 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: "The UN Charter" could work, essentially. Is it because that does not allow for us to remove the triple lock? I suppose that is essentially what I am asking.

Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (28 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank the library and research service for the paper it prepared on this Bill. It was very helpful to me in preparing my contribution for today, as I am sure it was for many of us. Déanann sí scoth na hoibre chun a chinntiú go bhfuilimid mar reachtóirí in ann ár gcuid oibre a dhéanamh, agus molaim í as ucht a cuid iarrachtaí. Ar...

Gaza: Motion (28 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: We in the Social Democrats are proud to co-sign this motion, and we thank the Labour Party for tabling it. It is when international law is under attack that we need to use these mechanisms most. Day after day since this genocide began, we have watched atrocity after atrocity. It is difficult not to despair seeing the international system frozen in its tracks. This motion is about using...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank the witnesses for being here. It is undeniable that RTÉ has had significant problems in the past with treatment of employees, issues of pay parity, cultural issues, serious governance issues and the treatment of employees as contractors. This has cost RTÉ and the general public dearly in terms of public trust in an institution we all treasure. I encourage at today's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I know there is stuff coming down the line but this would be an immediate fix we have identified as something that RTÉ online could do to preserve that integrity now. My question is simply this: will RTÉ pursue that membership of the Press Council?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I have a lot of questions. I just wanted to ask that specific question-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Please. Going back to my-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I suppose it is speaking back to my opening comments about the public trust, which I believe has been eroded and we need to win back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Does Mr. Coady wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Nonetheless, it would provide for public trust. I encourage RTÉ to pursue it. I will skip on to the voluntary redundancy scheme. Regarding suppressing alternative posts and redeploying staff to other roles, how will the rights of those staff staying behind be best protected, particularly in roles between TG4 and RTÉ? I also note there are no trade union representatives on the...