Ms Triona Quill:

We are looking at all of those matters, including the issue of being a member of a local authority and so on, in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General. We are still working through some of those processes to ensure that we have the right balance in place. We are taking what the Senator is saying on board and we can consider it further.

Regarding the content levy, some work has been done by a group of stakeholders, who commissioned Indecon as consultants. It has done some useful research in this space. However, we must recognise that it is from the perspective of a particular group of stakeholders. That is why we believe it is important that the media commission must have a say, given that it will be implementing the levy and have a neutral perspective. We recognise the importance of the audiovisual sector, our broadcasters and other services, but there are other interests involved, for example, ensuring that the needs of citizens are met and a balanced approach is taken. The Indecon report presents a range of possible options in terms of what percentage of a levy could be considered. Across Europe, the norm tends to be towards the lower end of the range. There is a hope or expectation among some stakeholders that revenues arising from a levy could be substantial, but we must be realistic. There is potential, but it is-----