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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: My point is if that happened at 4.30 p.m. and the Minister was going on "Prime Time" at 9.30 p.m., that was five hours later. There were a number of calls before and after that and the leaders were not notified that this was happening. I just-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: I watched "Prime Time" on Thursday night and then I turned over to "The Tonight Show" because for political people it was gripping viewing. I sincerely felt sorry for the chairperson, Siún Ní Raghallaigh, because I knew the first time the Minister was asked whether she had confidence that that lady was gone. I have only been a TD for four years, but I knew that. Surely the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: We are playing around with words. The Minister knew last Thursday evening. Ms Ní Raghallaigh had let the Minister know that if she sent a letter, she would probably resign, or that she was considering doing so, and the Minister still sent a letter at 7.30 p.m., two hours before going live. I do not think there was a need for the letter to be sent at 7.30 p.m. If it was going to be...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: From what I can see, the Minister did not have confidence in the chair on Thursday. She wrote to the chair looking for a meeting. At that meeting on Friday, if she had turned up, the Minister was going to tell her she was disappointed. From what I can see and from listening to the Minister's comments, she did not have confidence in the chair. Surely the Minister should have given her the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: I will ask one more small question. Last week I asked the director general, Kevin Bakhurst-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: Everyone has got fair-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: I have one last question.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: It is a tiny one. Last week I asked the director general, Kevin Bakhurst, whether a person who resigns gets a payment. With all the officials the Minister has and all the comings and goings in RTÉ in recent months, did no one think of asking that question?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: If a person resigns, do they get a payout?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: It would not happen in the private sector.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: Minister, you touched on this earlier. When you were on "Prime Time", did you break it to RTÉ as to what was happening? Was it one your officials who decided o do so or did you ask them to do it? I still cannot get over that ye leaked this to RTÉ just before you went on air. Can you explain the rationale behind that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: That is it.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: Will the Minister explain that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: Tomorrow is another day.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: I will be brief. There are not enough gardaí in Cork either, and the figures show that. In 2022, there were 734 gardaí in the county. By December 2023, there were only 699. Cork got one additional garda from the group of recruits that came out of Templemore. There was a serious incident in my community on Tuesday night. Six gardaí responded but there were over 200 young...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: On the issue of leadership within An Garda Síochána, on Tuesday night there was a very serious incident on Kilmore Road and Churchfield Road in Cork. My concern, and I have actually written to the Minister, to the Commissioner and to the gardaí locally in Cork about this, is that somebody should have made a call that a serious incident was taking place. This goes back to the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Alcohol Sales (22 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: I actually wrote to the Minister last week. We broadly support the Bill, but we have set our own clear policy on the night-time economy. The Minister mentioned the consultation that took place in 2021. Consultation is not a replacement for the health impact assessment. We are not looking to delay the Bill, which is moving slowly at the moment. There is an opportunity for the Minister to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Alcohol Sales (22 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: We support what the Government is trying to do. We see this as positive for the night-time economy and businesses if it is done in an engaging way. We also need to take on board the views of Alcohol Action Ireland, which has been very vocal and has done Trojan work on this. It believes a health impact assessment would allow for service planning and migration to protect vulnerable people....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Alcohol Sales (22 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider a health impact assessment on the sale of alcohol Bill. [8368/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Alcohol Sales (22 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: This question is to ask the Minister if she has considered a health impact assessment on the sale of alcohol Bill and if she will make a statement on this matter.