Written answers
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Departmental Meetings
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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574. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to list all meetings he, his advisers and or his Department’s officials have had with RTÉ since he took office, by date and attendees, in tabular form. [16617/25]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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Since I was appointed Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media on 23 January 2025, I have met with the Chairperson and the Director General of RTÉ jointly on 29 January 2025. I was accompanied to the meeting by the Secretary General of my Department and my advisers Michael O'Connor and Theresa Newman.
I also met with the Director General and two members of his senior leadership team today, Tuesday 8 April. I was accompanied on this occasion by the Secretary General of my Department, my advisers Michael O'Connor and Theresa Newman, and two other officials from the Department.
I intend to meet with the Chairperson again in the coming days.
My Department engages on an ongoing basis with all bodies under its aegis including RTÉ, as well as with other stakeholders. The table below sets out details of meetings which have taken place at official level with RTÉ in the relevant period.
Table 1:
Date | Meeting | Attendees |
---|---|---|
30 January 2025 | Broadcasting Amendment Bill 2025 – General Scheme | Principal Officer PSM Governance and Policy Unit; Principal Officer PSM Performance and Financing Unit and two officials (Department); and Deputy Director General and five officials (RTÉ). |
30 January 2025 | Voluntary Exit Programme | Principal Officer PSM Governance and Policy Unit and two officials (Department); Deputy Director General and three officials (RTÉ); and Representative of NewERA. |
12 February 2025 | Financial, Governance and Policy | Principal Officer PSM Governance and Policy Unit and three officials (Department); Deputy Director General and six officials (RTÉ); and Representative of NewERA. |
12 February 2025 | Financial update | Principal Officer PSM Governance and Policy Unit and an official (Department); Chief Financial Officer (RTÉ) and an official; and Representative of NewERA. |
10 March 2025 | RTÉ Transmission Services | Assistant Secretary General Media and Broadcasting Division and two officials; and Chief Technology Officer (RTÉ). |
11 March 2025 | Annual Oversight Agreement | Principal Officer PSM Governance and Policy Unit and an official (Department); and Deputy Director General and an official (RTÉ). |
24 March 2025 | Free to Air Coverage | Principal Officer PSM Governance and Policy Unit and an official (Department); and Deputy Director General and Group Head of Sport (RTÉ). |
3 April 2025 | Financial, Governance and Policy | Principal Officer PSM Governance and Policy Unit and two officials (Department); Deputy Director General and six officials (RTÉ); Representative of NewERA. |
4 April 2025 | Broadcasting Amendment Bill 2025 – General Scheme | Principal Officer PSM Governance and Policy Unit and two officials (Department); Deputy Director General and three officials (RTÉ). |
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