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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: Does the Minister agree with the assertion that the board of RTÉ was asleep at the wheel?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: We heard about the great failings in the checks and balances where they did not uncover ongoing issues and ask serious questions of executive management in RTÉ. Does the Minister have confidence in the board's capability to perform its oversight function effectively? We have heard that, in some instances, the board had not met for long periods. In hindsight, it was certainly asleep at...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: I want to move on to RTÉ's director general, Mr. Kevin Bakhurst, who said at a previous session of the Committee of Public Accounts that RTÉ will need around €56 million in additional interim funding and that it is expected to lose up to €21 million in TV licence revenue by the end of the year. Given that the station needs to meet its statutory obligations, what are...

School Transport 2023-2024: Statements (3 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: ...is a vital lifeline for those who rely heavily on it. In the 2022-23 school year we saw more than 149,000 children in many of our primary and post-primary schools, including those with special educational needs, rely on the service. We have seen the positive impact the scheme has had on more than 5,400 children who recently arrived from Ukraine. There is a real financial commitment of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Current and Future Plans of the School Building Unit: Department of Education (3 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: I am conscious of time so I will be brief. I acknowledge our witnesses and thank them for their opening statements and their ongoing work in delivering major capital projects. As many present have said, they are critical to the fabric of our education system. We have to acknowledge all they have done and what they continue to do. On the metrics the Department uses, how does the building...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Strategies (3 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: 103. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide an update on Ireland's submarine cables; if they have been put at risk in recent months by hostile countries travelling through Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42610/23]

Public Accounts Committee: NAMA Financial Statements 2022 and Special Report 116 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: I again thank our witnesses for joining us. I also wish to follow up on the sale of the loan at a discount of 97.5%. As other members have said, it is absolutely shocking. The remit of NAMA was to ensure the best financial outcome for the State. We have certainly failed significantly in this regard. Will Mr. McDonagh detail the decision-making process behind such a sale and how NAMA...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: My final question relates to the redistribution of resources based on the regions with the highest number of road fatalities. Has that been factored in? What is the plan to address the imbalance? There was reference to the Dublin region. We looked at the Dublin metropolitan region, which has seen a reduction in road fatalities. Other regions have not been as fortunate. I wish to hear...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: -----because at the minute, from this side of the table, I do not feel that the urgency is there at present. Some 30 weeks of a wait time is absolutely ridiculous, especially for people who are starting a new job or who want to go to college. I do not feel the urgency there from the RSA to implement emergency measures that should be implemented to get us to mid-2024 when normal service can...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: The reality is that RTÉ is crumbling at the moment. There is urgency in regard to the report. It was on the basis of the €120,000 understatement that we started this investigation. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: On the same point, this is a serious revelation on high earners within the HSE. Mr. McCarthy talked about one employee earning over €1 million and seven employees earning over €500,000. We need to get a breakdown on other remuneration to do with this. We all know about the new consultancy contracts that have been issued and we know about the GP contracts but if there is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: There are huge funding deficits in our disability services, especially in the voluntary sector, not just in Mayo but across the country as well. The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, is doing good work to bridge the gap in this year’s budget. Earlier this week, I spoke to the board of management of Western Care Association. The board outlined the association's ongoing challenges...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (12 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: 208. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the recruitment of speech and language therapist positions at a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34745/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (11 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important Topical Issue matter, which relates to children with the life-altering condition of scoliosis. This continues to be a very significant issue, despite promises made over a span of six years. In 2017, the Department of Health made a commitment that children with scoliosis would not have to wait longer than four months for a crucial...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (11 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. I understand and appreciate his detailed response. However, the reality remains that despite the additional funding allocation last year, children and patients who require scoliosis or other spinal interventions are still enduring wait times exceeding four months and in some cases they have been waiting three or four years. This situation is...

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: Mr. Tubridy's earnings went up by €75,000 in 2020, credited from Renault on a side deal, and he then received another €150,000 in 2022 underwritten at the request of RTÉ.

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: ...here? Between April 2020 and July 2020, when we were in the middle of a pandemic, Mr. Tubridy took a 20% pay cut on his contract, which was signed on 1 April. These side deals were undertaken at a time when the country was going through huge difficulty and Mr. Tubridy feels these payments should not have been put into the public domain.

Public Accounts Committee: RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly (11 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: At the time, Mr. Tubridy looked for written assurances in respect of any further pay cuts in his 2020 contract. Did he seek a written letter regarding that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: The alleged method suggests that Mr. Kelly collaborated with RTÉ, as I said at the previous committee, to engage in secret payments through the barter system.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: Why did he not ask questions at the time?