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RTÉ: Statements (28 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: I will begin by outlining a number of questions the Minister needs to answer today, and I request that she do that. She indicated last night that her party’s chief of staff had informed the chiefs of staff of the other Government party leaders of the information that had come to light last Thursday. At that time, did the chief of staff of the Minister’s party know her...

Protection of Employees (Trade Union Subscriptions) Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: I am appalled by the Government's last-minute decision not to allow this Bill to progress. Deputy Joan Collins has received support from Mandate and the FSU. The Bill is credible, but the Government is refusing to allow it to move to the next Stage to be scrutinised. It is just not good enough and shows where this Government stands on workers' rights. We can all agree that the strength of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (28 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 187. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD Programme will not be funded in 2024. [9670/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (28 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 188. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients seen in SouthDoc, Blackpool in January 2024, January 2023 and January 2022, respectively, in tabular form. [9673/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (28 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 205. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision on an application to progress to phase 3 of upgrades to properties (details supplied) will be made, and if he will account for continued delays in this decision. [9436/24]

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: Figures released to Sinn Féin show a shocking increase of 158% in CAMHS waiting lists in CHO 4 from July 2020 to August 2023. Some 348 of these children have waited over 12 months for an appointment. This is completely unacceptable. Last year, I was contacted by a lady whose daughter was in severe distress. She had to bring her to the accident and emergency department for help....

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: The previous Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, said we need to see continued reductions in the number of children waiting to access CAMHS and the length of time spent waiting being reduced. Enough of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. All we have seen are children waiting longer. These children are begging for help from the Minister of State and from all of us and they need to get it.

Broadcasting (Oversight of RTÉ Accounts) (Amendment) Bill 2024: First Stage (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: I commend Deputy Ó Snodaigh and Eoghan Finn in his office on their work on this Bill. The past seven days have seen more emerging scandals in RTÉ about confidential payments that could not be discussed, a lack of oversight, and the Minister in charge not being there to ensure it was being done properly. Anyone who has followed the scandals has found themselves deeply frustrated by...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: The Government must scrap the TV licence and support public service media through direct Exchequer funding. This was recommended in the report of the Future of Media Commission. There has been a loss of confidence in the wake of the scandals in RTÉ and this loss has not been helped by this week's additional scandals and announcements regarding the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, 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: Thank you, Minister, and your staff. I know it has been a long evening and I appreciate your honesty. I also put on the record Siún Ní Raghallaigh's commitment and what she has given to RTÉ in 15 months. I do not know her personally, but listening to people talk about the lady she seems a person of great integrity and honesty who did her very best to bring transparency to...

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: On the expert advisory committee, you said you hope to have their reports in March. Will there be a commitment given, following those reports in March, that we will finally get a decision on the TV licence and funding and having RTÉ under the public accounts committee? Will that be given in March and not kicked down the road? As you have said, previous governments have kicked this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the complaints procedure with Irish Water; and the process for escalating such a complaint. [8634/24]

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 you have the reports in March, how long will it take? There is a large number of reports now. We have the Future of Media Commission report, which recommends the abolition of the TV licence. It also recommends that RTÉ would come under the control of the Comptroller and Auditor General and the public accounts committee. Will you give that commitment, or are you going to let Fianna...

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: Okay. Deputy Ó Murchú went through the timeline. Between 7.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m., was there any more communication or anything else happening before you went on "Prime Time".

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 listened to the way Deputy Ó Murchú forensically went through the timeline. I have never heard the amount of phone calls and contacts between chairpersons, former chairpersons, assistant secretaries general and former Secretaries General. Last Thursday was crazy. For you then to make a decision to go on national television knowing everything that was happening, why did you not...

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: By the time the Minister went on "Prime Time" on Thursday night, had the Minister discussed what had happened on Thursday with any of the party leaders? Had she told them that she was going on national television and obviously this was going to come up? Did she not discuss that with the party leaders?

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: The Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the Minister for Transport all knew this was breaking and that the Minister was going on-----

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 do not mean to put the Minister under pressure, but I am going through the timeline. She said earlier that on the 7.30 p.m. call, RTÉ had been contacted to say that revelations were breaking at another media organisation. Is that true? What time did that happen?

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...

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