Mr. Jack Byrne:

I will be brief. I will respond to two of the questions asked. We in community radio, the third pillar of media, realise that the national broadcaster can cover sport in a certain way and local radio can cover a wider geographical area than we can. There was an advertisement for a beer years ago that claimed its beer could reach parts that other beers cannot reach. Community radio can reach parts of the community that even local radio cannot. We can cover minority sports quite well in a small locality. I recognise that the spectrum of sports coverage includes national and local coverage but community coverage of sport is also important and should be recognised.

The Deputy also asked about online media. Community radio and media are looking at developing multimedia hubs or platforms to engage with young people who are moving away from FM radio. We need to engage with them again and that is why we are interested in developing community media hubs. Was that brief enough for the Chairman?