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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: I apologise that I have only arrived now. I managed to catch the vast majority of their contribution online. I was not available to be called; I was entertained on a call at the time. I thank the witnesses for their candid responses to all the questions. Many of my queries have been answered. What I really would like to know is the impact directly on the artists. If I missed this,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: How well informed were the artists or those who may have applied for grants of that transitionary period and how did the Arts Council support them during that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: Apologies if I missed anybody mentioning data. We know it is more valuable than gold. I am talking about the data that was previously held in the system. How is it currently being managed and protected?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: How can the Arts Council guarantee that nothing was lost, or even grant applications? I am wondering about the integrity or accessibility of historical grant applications.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: I have a final question for Mr. Ó Coigligh. My colleague Deputy Carrigy asked who would take responsibility and Mr. Ó Coigligh himself took responsibility. Does he believe that his position is tenable given that responsibility he has taken?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: Does Mr. Ó Coigligh firmly believe that he is certain to remain?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: I have one final clear message to artists. Throughout the centuries, artists have struggled. They are still struggling. We are talking about basic income and I would certainly like to be pushing for a capital fund for artists similar to the sports funding. What is the Arts Council's clear message to artists off the back of such a financial travesty?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: I have no more questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: Can Ms McGrath assure that this is not a setback to whatever funding there may be?

Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: I will make the most of it. As a Louth-based Senator, I will start by warmly welcoming a second driving test centre for Louth, based in Drogheda. The witnesses are reluctant to name the location, but is the Southgate Shopping Centre, close to the NDLS centre, one of the favoured locations?

Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: Should that process be successful, what is the timeline for opening?

Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: If that falls through, as negotiations sometimes can, is an alternative ready to go?

Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: I wholeheartedly support my colleague Senator Clifford-Lee on the hope that the site may become available in Swords in north County Dublin. Otherwise, all we will get is a backlog. We have our own backlog. Will more testers be recruited in the Drogheda area?

Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: That is excellent. Moving on to the test, I have two children who have just torn up their novice stickers. The one thing they did when they got their tests was to head straight out onto a motorway and then drive home at night. Are there any plans to include a lesson on the motorway or at night-time? That was the first time either of them had ever done that.

Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: Is there a timeline on that?

Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: There is a massive backlog. As happened in the past, has the RSA ever considered an amnesty?

Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: I would advocate for an NCT centre, not only for north County Dublin, but for east Meath as well because Drogheda is under serious pressure.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: I invite the Minister for Education and Youth, Helen McEntee, to the House to get an update on the proposed construction of the Louth and Meath Education and Training Board headquarters in Drogheda, County Louth, and the timeline for its completion. The decision to have a State body headquartered in the town was first floated more than ten years ago. It was seen as a huge vote of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: I thank all the witnesses for coming in this evening. I am glad some more colleagues have joined. I was feeling a little outnumbered at the start but we have certainly balanced it out. One of the joys of being slightly further down the list is that I become ever-more inventive with my questions because many have been touched upon. I will probably dig a little bit deeper, as Deputy Brennan...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Alison Comyn: How can Screen Ireland ensure equal regional distribution across the country and gender diversity as well as looking into independent producers?