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Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (6 Mar 2024)

Marie Sherlock: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach agus fáiltím roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Seanad. Tacaím leis na focail maidir le Niall Ó Donnghaile, who is very much missed in this Chamber. Tá áthas an domhain orm nach bhfuil ceiliúradh amháin ach dhá ceann againn inniu, Seachtain na Gaeilge agus Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I ask for a debate in this House to allow the Minister for children to set out what he is doing regarding the expansion of early years places and what he is doing to look after the viability of existing services. Over the past three years, I and other colleagues have repeatedly highlighted in this House the dire shortage of early years places in this country, not only for those aged under...

Seanad: Community Safety and Investment: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister for coming to the Chamber for the debate. I thank my colleague Senator Moynihan for all her work on the motion. Three months ago last week, Dublin city went up in flames. It is three months since a few hundred rioters took control of our streets for a few hours until An Garda Síochána from across the country and all levels including sergeants and inspectors,...

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)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister and her officials for coming before us this evening. Can the Minister tell us how many staff she has working personally for her as Minister and how many staff are working in the news and broadcast unit of her Department?

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)

Marie Sherlock: Given RTÉ is in receipt of bailout money from the Government predating this crisis, again had to get a bailout at the end of last year and is awaiting further money this year, how many Department officials are working solely on RTÉ at this point in 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)

Marie Sherlock: What questions did the Minister ask them? What did she ask them about the approval process for the exits to prepare herself in advance of the meeting that took place last Monday?

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)

Marie Sherlock: The Minister's staff would have been aware. Her officials were aware of the new terms of reference of the remuneration committee and the process with regard to the approval of exits and they would have informed the Minister of that before the meeting last Monday.

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)

Marie Sherlock: But the Minister's officials sat in a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts last September and heard Paula Mullooly set out exactly what the changes were. That is correct.

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)

Marie Sherlock: I understood it was September. Perhaps it was October. Regarding the meeting that took place last Monday, who was with the Minister when she asked that specific question about board approval?

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)

Marie Sherlock: Nobody piped up when the chair said what she had to say. Nobody said anything to try to correct or clarify the record at that meeting.

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)

Marie Sherlock: Is there something further to be added?

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)

Marie Sherlock: Surely it says a lot about the culture and the relationship between those attending the meeting that nobody else would clarify what had actually happened with regard to the approval process even if the chair did not remember. This is telling in itself.

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)

Marie Sherlock: No official at that meeting asked, "We were told the remuneration committee had the new terms of reference as of late last year, why has it not taken effect before now?"

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)

Marie Sherlock: With regard to the exit package of Richard Collins, did you ask at any time prior to last Monday about the details of the exit package for him? You knew there was a process, you knew there was mediation. Did you ever ask what the outcome of that process was?

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)

Marie Sherlock: Sorry Minister----

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)

Marie Sherlock: RTÉ is in receipt of State moneys that your Department is overseeing. Surely the question would have been asked about what the outcome of that process was. Are you telling me that no official in your Department had knowledge as to the outcome of that process?

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)

Marie Sherlock: You expressed surprise at the sum of Breda O'Keeffe's exit package. Why did you or your officials not ask questions as to what that package was when it became apparent late last year that she had gone out on a voluntary exit package that was not in accordance with the rules of the scheme?

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)

Marie Sherlock: I would like, Minister, and if it is okay, Cathaoirleach, the committee to request all correspondence between officials and RTÉ with regard to all these exit packages. I find it astounding that RTÉ is in receipt of a State bailout and no questions would be asked about the value of these exit packages.

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)

Marie Sherlock: That the Department would choose not to apprise itself of the value of the packages----