Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have a question about tracking public perception of our public service broadcasters. The 2014 review proposed an annual survey. What is the current status of that? This ties in with the comments of Deputies Lawless and Ryan about consultation with stakeholders. When we examine funding of public service broadcasters, we need to consult the citizens who watch their output about whether they feel they are getting value for money and what they would like to watch. The consultation process will be key politically to any funding model put forward in the future. We must consult citizens.

I refer to data protection issues relating to who has a television in their homes. I understand the Department is considering legislation in this regard. People may have televisions but there is no way of ascertaining whether they do. There are data protection issues and legislation is required. Perhaps the departmental officials will comment on that.