Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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201. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of PhD positions funded by her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department; the average stipend or salary paid to full-time PhD candidates through these funding streams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35440/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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I am advised that there are no full-time candidates in PhD positions paid for by this Department.

In relation to bodies under the aegis of this Department, two PHD positions are being funded by Sport Ireland at an annual value of €8,000 per person.  

Údarás na Gaeltachta currently co-funds 3 full-time PhD research projects on a collaborative basis with three Higher Educational Institutions, at an annual value of €12,000, €8,000 and €18,372 respectively.

In relation to the following public bodies (Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, RTÉ and TG4),  Section 24 and Section 98 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 provides for the independence in the performance of their functions.  I have accordingly referred the Deputy's question for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is not received within 10 days.

Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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202. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the funding her Department has allocated to organisations, groups or persons in order to combat misinformation and disinformation online, in print and in broadcasting media from 1 January 2020 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35494/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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My Department has not allocated funding to organisations, groups or persons in order to combat misinformation and disinformation online during the period of time specified by the Deputy.

I understand, however, that the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), as an independent regulatory authority and as a member of the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA), has supported the work of ERGA in monitoring the implementation of the European Commission's Code of Practice on Disinformation during the period of time specified.