Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I agree with Deputy Dooley. In fact, I do not disagree with any part of his contribution. If quality is sacrificed then the claim to be a public service broadcaster discharging its responsibilities under the legislation will fail. The BBC has €4 billion in licence fee revenue compared with RTE's budget, yet we expect quality output.

If we do not get it, people question the fundamental purpose of public service broadcasting.
I agree with Deputy Dooley. In any civilised society, public service broadcasting is a public good however much we might, from time to time, disagree with its inability to see any silver lining in any cloud. C'est la vie, as President François Hollande might say.