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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed) (13 Sep 2023)

Niamh Smyth: ...the last hearing we will have but this meeting has been useful and helpful. I also thank my colleagues who, in fairness, have driven from all parts of the island to be here too, including from County Kerry and places as far flung as Leitrim, Roscommon, Galway and even Dublin 4, a few miles out the road. I thank them for coming in during the middle of their break. We also appreciate...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Niamh Smyth: ...it as separate from the Wild Atlantic Way but where can people stay? As Senator Carrigy said, we do not have accommodation. We did not have the number of hotels to start with that you mind find in County Kerry. Many of the hotels we have have used their beds to respond to the humanitarian crisis and I am not sure they are going to come out of that. There is no point in marketing an...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future Business Model Plans and Long-term Vision for the Media Sector: Discussion (24 Nov 2022)

Niamh Smyth: ...Cummins, of Beat FM; Mr. Simon Myciunka - I hope I am pronouncing that correctly - CEO of Bauer Media Ireland; Mr. Kieran McGeary, station director of Cork 96 and C103; Mr. Gerry O’Sullivan, Radio Kerry; and Ms Teresa Hanratty, Learning Waves. From Clare FM I welcome Mr. Ronan McManamy, chief executive. From the Dublin City University, DCU, institute for future media, democracy...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: ...in regard to whether it would be possible to have a rotating Ulster final, whereby Clones would not completely lose its 100-year tradition of holding the Ulster final and, perhaps, as is the case in Cork and Kerry, a rotating final could be considered?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Niamh Smyth: ...in respect of its partnership with the local authorities. Unfortunately, it was not selected when the Department and Creative Ireland were establishing those partnerships more formally. Instead, Kerry, Laois and Offaly, and Limerick and Clare ETBs were successful. Does that section of the Department have any plans for similar future endeavours? Major plans must be afoot in respect of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review of Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: ...primary schools have been set up, given the year that is in it? This is really more of a comment. I noticed over the summer months that the one post office in the Gaeltacht area in County Kerry was closed. It is very disappointing to see that post office close when we are spending so much money, which is welcome, to support and protect the Irish language in Gaeltacht communities. The...

Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: .... In 2015, the Bose factory in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, closed with the loss of 140 jobs. This morning, Carrickmacross has suffered another devastating blow with 31 forced redundancies at Kerry Foods. Will the Taoiseach ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Humphreys, to engage with this situation immediately? The Minister for Employment Affairs and...