Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

This is recognising that different stations have different target audiences.

It would unduly restrictive to require RTÉ to have a particular percentage of news content on all its stations. We are not changing anything here. This subsection reflects the current Broadcasting Act. We are not changing anything but rather carrying it over to the commission. RTÉ is obliged to provide news and current affairs extensively on a nationwide basis.