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Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (8 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Is that the true and accurate figure, including what compensation may be owed to staff?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (8 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Is the Minister satisfied that is going to accurately reflect the staff who have been there for the past 20 or 30 years and have not been on the right contract? Does she expect the figure will reflect what may be owed to them as individual employees who were not paying the right stamp or on the correct employment conditions?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (8 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: I appreciate what the Minister is saying. She was very quick to go out there and meet with the unions and staff, but I can tell her from meeting with them in recent days that their position does not feel any more secure. Women are about to retire with no pension and all of those issues that I acknowledge the Minister is making a very concerted effort to address. There is a lot of fear...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (8 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: I appreciate that but if I was in the Minister's shoes, I would want to know the exact figure of what RTÉ will owe those 700 staff in compensation for being employed incorrectly for the past 20 or 30 years.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (8 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: I know that. I am just saying that I would like absolute clarity on that before I would make any commitment in the future. That is my personal view. Are there any other questions from colleagues? We have covered every programme area at this point.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (8 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State and their officials very much for their assistance to the committee today. Is it agreed that the committee will go into private session to discuss other business? Agreed.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Message to Dáil (8 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2024: Vote 33 - Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (8 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 16. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to review correspondence (details supplied); and what supports are open from his Department to assist struggling SMEs like this. [5551/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 70. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the supports available to businesses with the rising cost of energy in running a business, particularly those in the hospitality sector which has seen a number of closures recently. [5552/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (8 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department and the NTA will review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5916/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 295. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) is waiting so long to get an appointment with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5777/24]

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

Niamh Smyth: 298. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5807/24]

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

Niamh Smyth: 329. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has waited so long to get an appointment with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5912/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pensions (8 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 332. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received a pension from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5927/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (7 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how a person can acquire a driver number if they have lost their driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5208/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (7 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 147. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to review correspondence as regards increases in costs for SMEs (details supplied); and if he will outline what supports are available from his Department to assist struggling SMEs. [5447/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of the schools in counties Cavan and Monaghan that applied for STEM grants in 2023 (details supplied). [4986/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a new school project (details supplied); the timeframe for when this project will move to stage 2B; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5021/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for details of grant aid for insulation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5042/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Feb 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the review of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5091/24]