Inside Politics: RTÉ funding could yet be a general election issue with time running out for Coalition

Minister for Media Catherine Martin TD during a press conference on matters pertaining to RTÉ. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish TimesTop of the agenda for the Government in that regard is reform of how public service media is funded amid the significant fall in TV licence fee sales in the wake of revelations about RTÉ over the last year.

This timing puts what could be a contentious decision as far as the public is concerned safely on the other side of of the June 7th She said the outline of legislation could be ready by autumn or winter and she wants the current Coalition to be the one that implements the decision on funding but that “we’ll need the cooperation of the entire Oireachtas” including the Opposition.

The TV Licence fee and what to do about it may well be a feature of the various parties’ election manifestos.found that there was “no valid basis” for several high-profile transactions The Department of Health and Health Service Executive are before the Committee on Health from 9:30am to be quizzed on the implementation of Sláintecare reforms as well as a draft World Health Organisation treaty aimed at strengthening pandemic preparedness.

The Committee on Transport is considering challenges facing the bus and coach industry with representatives of various companies including Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann appearing from 1:30pm.

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