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Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (9 Oct 2024)

Question put and agreed to.

Sale of Nitrous Oxide and Related Products Bill 2024: First Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Sale of Nitrous Oxide and Related Products Bill 2024: First Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to regulate and licence the sale of nitrous oxide to exempted purchasers, to prohibit the sale of nitrous oxide and nitrous oxide products to a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, and to provide for related matters. I thank the Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisers for its assistance in preparing the Sale of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Apologies have been received from Senator Annie Hoey. I welcome Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh and he replaces Deputy Imelda Munster. I do not think Deputy Munster is replaceable but Deputy Ó Snodaigh is very welcome.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: The Deputy has decided to take it easier for the remaining weeks or months.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: We look forward to working with our new committee member. Deputy Ó Snodaigh is also a very experienced chairperson of two Oireachtas committees; well done. I thank Deputy Munster who was an extremely hardworking member of this committee. I propose that we write her to thank her for her invaluable contribution to the committee over the past almost five years. Is that agreed...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the Deputy. Do any colleagues have questions before we proceed?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: I have a few questions for information really, more than anything else. Who would these archives be available to and would they pay for these archives? What are the views of RTÉ on not letting the archives out? To be fair to RTÉ over the years, we have all those fantastic programmes like "Reeling in the Years" and the like. We forget what Ireland was like ten, 20, 30 years ago....

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: I remind the Deputy we will have opening statements from both the Department and RTÉ on that, which may answer those questions. Has Deputy Costello any feedback for that or will I wait until-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Does Senator Byrne wish to respond to Deputy Costello?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Does Deputy Costello you wish to respond?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: I now invite Mr. Ryan, principal officer with the broadcasting policy unit of the Department, to make his opening statement.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: I now invite Ms Dooley, head of archives at RTÉ, to make her opening statement.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Senator Byrne has one final question.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: We have to move on. We are way over the time but I am conscious that we may not have as many members here today as usual. The floor is Deputy Ring's. He has four minutes, or thereabouts.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: To be fair to Deputy Costello, his heart is in the right place, but I am worried about what I see going on. If you put what he proposes into legislation, people would think they have rights and that RTÉ must jump based on them every time a request is made. It would be like the freedom of information arrangements. That power is totally abused. Recently, a guy contacted my office who...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: It does not stop RTÉ from replaying if it wants to do so.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: It cannot give it to anybody else. My other question is on staffing. How many staff are in place to produce material for and maintain and look after the archives? If the legislation comes in, will an increasing number of organisations be seeking access to the archives? Would RTÉ be able to cope?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Michael Ring: That is fair enough. The final question I was going to ask has been half answered. It relates to availability and what is available already. Somebody wrote to me recently saying there were no RTÉ archives but one of my girls in the office was able to reply that there were. Maybe RTÉ should be promoting the archives more, indicating how people can gain access to them. I...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Since everybody is okay with that, I will move on. I call Senator Cassells.