Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Public Accounts Committee
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011
1:20 pm
Mr. Ciarán Kissane:
This is definitely something that is coming into sharper focus. Part of that is driven by the fact that there is now greater competition for funds. People are aware that there is a 25% requirement and that we are very focused on that. Therefore, we are beginning to see people looking at that as a way to try to ensure their projects have a greater prospect of being successful. Raidió na Gaeltachta was not an applicant until about three years ago, and we have seen an increasing number of applications as funds have become tighter. We are also seeing an increasing number of Irish language applications from more mainstream broadcasters because of that 25% requirement.
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