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

Alan Dillon: Is Mr. Bakhurst concerned about the number of people who may have had commercial arrangements outside their employee contracts?

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

Alan Dillon: I thank the Cathaoirleach. As a fellow Mayo man, I am happy to congratulate him.

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

Alan Dillon: His heart is in Mayo. That is for sure. Shane has been a great support for us within the committee. I wish him the very best of luck and thank him for his professionalism and his courtesy, along with the Comptroller and Auditor General.

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...

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

Alan Dillon: I thank Mr. Bakhurst for the clarification. Mr. Bakhurst takes €250,000 per year. Should anyone else in RTÉ be paid more than the director general?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: 32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to encourage young people into the agricultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34769/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Sector (13 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: 36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the details and payments associated with the suckler carbon efficiency programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34768/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: 84. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the night-time economy and the task force to unlock the potential this sector will bring to city, town and village centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34767/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: 90. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to elaborate on the measures her Department, in conjunction with Fáilte Ireland, is implementing to address escalating hotel prices, which is causing significant distress to customers and tourists seeking accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34766/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: 562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to expand the number of placements for young farmers waiting to complete their green cert; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26656/23]

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 An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (12 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: 24. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on a Humanitarian Response to Ukraine will next meet. [32820/23]

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]

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

Alan Dillon: 209. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment for speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34747/23]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: I am sorry for interrupting. Mr. Ryan said that choices needed to be made and that the GAA continues to look for a reasonable return. However, GAAGO has taken over the Saturday market completely. Why is that the case?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: The concern of many fans is that prominent games, including the plum ties, such as the Limerick-Clare, the Kerry-Mayo and the Galway-Armagh games, have been put on Saturdays. Is there a conflict of interests between the GAA and RTÉ in trying to maximise subscriptions by putting these games on a Saturday?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: Sorry. We had an incident the week before last whereby six of the 11 games remaining in the football championships were behind a paywall.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: We were told that when we get to the latter stages of the championship, games will predominantly be free to air.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: The issue is-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: The issue previously was that Sky identified which games it would have. However, GAAGO has a different model. It does not identify the games. They are selected on the basis of whether they are prominent. We have evidence of them being put behind a paywall, which is causing huge frustration among the membership.