Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 22 November 2016
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed).
5:00 pm
Mr. Brian Dalton:
If we look at other countries, there is a classification depending on the number of people accessing the service. This is a matter for policy makers. As we have already stated, fundamentally, the big question for the wider industry in Ireland is the loss of approximately €40 million to the sector based on evasion. This would mean approximately 500 jobs. Whether it is a more efficient collection system for the commercial or domestic home, we are speaking about 500 jobs which could be created and more digital content which could be supported, and graduates being trained in the area could be employed. This is the bigger question.
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