Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

We have an amendment that I would like to move. I move amendment No. 2 to amendment No. 2:

A.

To delete the following:

"— that there is a legal obligation on those who own a television set to have a television licence, and that any amnesty would be inherently unfair on those who are compliant with this obligation;

— that the licence fee currently brings significant benefits to Irish society, not only through the funding of RTÉ, but through its funding of the Sound and Vision Scheme which is available to all broadcasters and is a significant support for the independent production sector;";

B.

to delete the following:

"— that it would be inappropriate and premature to introduce any new funding model prior to the completion of the independent reviews into RTÉ, and in the absence of recommendations which will inform the continued reform of corporate governance, internal control and organisational culture at RTÉ, and which will contribute to the necessary restoration of trust in RTÉ."; and

C.

to insert the following after "Contractor Fees, Human Resources and other matters in RTÉ; and":

"calls on the Government to:

— ensure that workers and jobs in RTÉ are protected;

— ensure that the range and quality of services provided by RTÉ are protected, and ensure there is an expansion of cultural, arts and entertainment services and content;

— ensure that there is no further privatisation and/or outsourcing of services and production for RTÉ;

— end advertising and sponsorships by RTÉ;

— increase public funding for RTÉ by raising €500 million through a big tech tax on large technology, communications and information corporations;

— cap pay to end big six figure salaries for the few;

— democratise RTÉ by replacing the current Board to make it representative of RTÉ workers and civil society, with Board members subject to recall;

— scrap the unfair television licence fee with immediate effect; and

— introduce a legal amnesty from prosecution for those who have not paid their licence fee".

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