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- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Ms O'Keeffe might have done a little figuring there.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: For the benefit of the non-technical people, will one of the witnesses explain "opt-out channels"?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: If I were watching the same channel in Liverpool I would see a different set of advertisements.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: We must move on to Deputy Connolly's questions.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: I have .
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: I will ask a few questions. I am aware that some members might also want to come back in. Given that the witnesses have said that RTÉ is financially challenged and so on, what is the wish for the National Symphony Orchestra, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the suggestion for the National Concert Hall?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Has that commenced yet?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: With regard to who will pay for it next year, RTÉ might have the issue sorted before the budget at the end of the year. Is that the view?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Okay. I have just a few more questions on the finance side. Ireland has one national broadcaster and we just take it as it is. The best judge of how that broadcaster performs is probably through comparison with television stations in other countries. I will ask some simple questions. What is the average cost of content for one hour? What is the average cost per hour of bought-in...
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Ms Forbes must have some global-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: This is bought in such as American soaps and so on.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: That is the highest cost per hour.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Of the drama output that is broadcast, how much is produced by RTÉ and how much produced by other companies?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: I mean Irish-produced drama, be it produced internally by RTÉ or by companies who make it-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Okay, that is-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: That is €1 million per hour.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Give me an example of an Irish home-produced drama that-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Was that produced by RTÉ or externally?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: It costs €1 million per hour for some of those big dramas. Is much of it produced internally or is it nearly all external?