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19-721: The Board was established as the Radio Éireann Authority under the Broadcasting Authority Act 1960. It later became the RTÉ Authority . The Authority was actually the legal entity known as Raidio Teilifís Éireann and the body which had legal responsibility to run the services authorised under the Broadcasting Authority Acts 1960–2002 but actual management of the services was delegated to the Director General and

38-690: A chamber may approve the other chamber's version instead. A Joint Committee of the Irish Oireachtas (parliament) comprises members of both Dáil Éireann (the lower house) and Seanad Éireann (the upper house). A Joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a parliamentary committee consisting of members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords . Joint Committees can be permanent or temporary. Three permanent committees meet on

57-500: A regular basis to consider Human Rights , National Security Strategy and Statutory Instruments . A Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills , which was first appointed in 1894, considers all bills that seek to consolidate existing statutes. In a similar way, a Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills scrutinizes all bills that seek to simplify tax laws. Temporary committees have considered specific topics ranging from draft bills on financial services and climate change to restoration of

76-570: Is a committee made up of members of the two chambers of a bicameral legislature. In other contexts, it refers to a committee with members from more than one organization. A joint committee ( Gemeinsamer Ausschuss ) comprises both members of Bundestag (two thirds) and representatives of the Länder (one third). It exists to ensure a working legislature during a state of defense . A mediation committee ( Vermittlungsausschuss ), consisting in equal numbers of members of Bundestag and representatives of

95-453: Is the chief executive and editor-in-chief of public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). The current director general is Kevin Bakhurst , who replaced Dee Forbes in the role in 2023. The RTÉ Board appoints the director general of RTÉ, who fulfils the roles of both chief executive officer and of editor-in-chief Kevin Bakhurst disbanded the executive on 10 July 2023 in

114-691: The Broadcasting Act 2009 , the RTÉ Authority was succeeded by the RTÉ Board. Having been self-regulating, it lost the regulatory function to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (itself succeeded by Coimisiún na Meán in 2023). The final RTÉ Authority was appointed on 24 February 2009 on a six-month interim basis, pending the coming into operation of the Act. The new Board of RTÉ and the four nominees of

133-565: The Joint Committee with responsibility for broadcasting for the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland members were to be appointed in early 2010 by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources . The RTÉ Executive would now report to the board. In November 2022 Moya Doherty completed her term as chair of the RTÉ board, and Siún Ní Raghallaigh was appointed as the new chairperson. Over

152-697: The Minister, four nominated by the Minister on the advice of the Oireachtas Joint Committee with responsibility for broadcasting, one worker director and the Director General. As of March 2024, there were twelve members. Six sourced via the Public Appointments Service, four nominated by the relevant Oireachtas committee, the current chief officer and a staff representative. Director General of RT%C3%89 The director general

171-633: The Palace of Westminster . There are two statutory committees that have members from both Houses, the Ecclesiastical Committee and the Intelligence and Security Committee . A Joint Committee of the United States Congress is a congressional committee consisting of both Senate and House members and having jurisdiction over matters of joint interest. An example of a joint committee is

190-602: The board, Connor Murphy stepped down from the board in 2023 also, having joined in March 2020. Robert Shortt moved from the board when he took up the position of Company Secretary with RTÉ in 2024. PJ Mathews resigned on 1 March 2024, citing work commitments he had severed on the board for nearly a decade and was due to finish his term in November 2024. Terence O'Rourke was appoint as Chair on 5 March 2024, along with two new board members Neasa Hardiman and Terri Maloney, on 20 March 2024

209-499: The course of the summer of 2023 RTÉ's governance under Moya Doherty's term as Chair and Dee Forbes term as Director General would come under scrutiny. Starting with the admission in June 2023 , that RTÉ paid its top presenter Ryan Tubridy €345,000 more than publicly declared between 2017 and 2022. This led to the suspension of outgoing Director General Dee Forbes (and board member) and her resignation on 26 June 2023. It would also lead to

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228-535: The final 2 positions were filled by Shirley Bradshaw, as Staff Representative, and Noreen O'Kelly The Board sets out strategy, policy and other goals for the RTÉ Executive who then directs the organisation and works to preserve RTÉ's editorial independence. It has an audit and risk committee and a remuneration committee, which are authorised to seek any information they require relevant to their terms of reference. It consists of up to twelve members – six nominated by

247-464: The other house. A bicameral conference committee is formed for each bill where the Senate and the House of Representatives have conflicting versions. The committee has the same number of members from each chamber. Once passed, the chambers then have to approve the version passed by the bicameral conference committee in order for it to be sent for the president's signature. If Congress is short on time,

266-465: The resignation of the Chair (Siún Ní Raghallaigh) when on 22 February 2024 Minister Catherine Martin was unable to answer if she had confidence in the Chair in a live interview on RTÉ's Prime Time current affairs show, in the early hours of the next day Ms. Ní Raghalliaigh resigned. Adrian Lynch, Director of Channels & Marketing, was appointed to the position of Deputy Director General; he also assumed

285-482: The role of interim Director General following the suspension and resignation of Forbes and prior to the arrival of Kevin Bakhurst into that role in July 2023. Other resignations occur during this time but no board member was asked to resign, though some politicians and pundits did call for the Minister to seek the resignation of board members. Ian Kehoe did not ask for a second term, his term ended in 2023 after 5 years on

304-451: The staff of the Authority, and all these together comprised RTÉ. The Authority met monthly and acted as RTÉ's board of directors , making general policy and overseeing the operations of RTÉ on a non-executive basis. The RTÉ Authority was appointed by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources . The RTÉ Executive reported to the Authority via the Director General. Under

323-460: The states, facilitates compromises between Bundestag and Bundesrat in legislation - especially if the consent of Bundesrat is constitutionally required. In India, a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) is one type of ad hoc Parliamentary committee constituted by the Indian parliament . A Joint Parliamentary Committee is formed when a motion is adopted by one house and it is supported or agreed by

342-579: The wake of the RTÉ secret payment scandal , which comprised the company's top management. It was replaced by an interim leadership team. The director general both reports to the board and sits on it "in an ex officio capacity". At this time, the director general serves a term of five years (reduced from seven years), at the expiry of which he/she may ask for an extension. In June 2023 , RTÉ admitted that it paid its top presenter Ryan Tubridy €345,000 more than publicly declared between 2017 and 2022. Dee Forbes

361-486: Was suspended as Director General a day prior to the controversy, and ultimately resigned with immediate effect on 26 June. Adrian Lynch, Director of Channels & Marketing, was appointed to the position of Deputy Director General; he also assumed the role of interim Director General following the suspension and resignation of Forbes and prior to the planned arrival of Kevin Bakhurst into that role in July 2023.   Oireachtas Joint Committee A joint committee

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