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- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: This afternoon we will discuss matters relating to RTÉ arising from the appropriation accounts 2016 and Vote 29 - the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. More than 40% of the Department's expenditure goes to RTÉ so we will engage with it to help us understand how this public funding is used. We are joined today from RTÉ by Ms Dee Forbes,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: I thank Ms Forbes. We will start with Deputy Cullinane, followed by Deputies Catherine Murphy and Connolly. We will organise this slightly differently and stick to 20 minutes and 15 minutes and will give people a second chance. This morning I let people go on a little bit longer. Everyone will get enough time but we will stick to the usual slots and members can get back in a second time.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes, we will try to get it for the Deputy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: I am taking a note of it. It is contracts -----
- 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: When was that agreement signed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: And something was in place which preceded that? To clarify, there has always been one of those agreements?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: This will have to be the Deputy's final question because other people want to come in. He will get back in again.
- 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: 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.