Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not know how it is possible to have three speakers in ten minutes for questions and answers, but we will do our best.

I start with TG4, and the vision Mr. Esslemont touched on for changing the funding model for broadcasting. Could he expand on that and give us some further information? On the Future of Media Commission, is Mr. Esslemont hopeful that the licence fee will be addressed in that context? What does he hope to see emerge from that initiative?

Will Mr. Farrell explain what he meant when he said it was essential that broadcasting policy and legislation be modernised in light of rapidly changing technological developments and the reality that most public service broadcasting is provided by licensed commercial companies? I would also like him to comment on what he would like to see coming from the Future of Media Commission concerning the licence fee.