Ms Fiona O'Shea:

In respect of the TV licence system, as the Deputy will be aware it is the responsibility of the homeowner in all cases to purchase a TV licence. What we have seen in recent years is a significant increase in the number of households that do not have TVs. That goes back to the changing way in which individuals consume media. Over the last ten years we have seen an increase in what we call no-TV homes. Our latest figures from January 2021 show an increase in the number of such homes from about 2% to 13%. There is a significant increase in that number and those people are not eligible to purchase a television licence.