Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Does Mr. Coveney believe we are at odds with the marketplace? Mr. Farrell mentioned where the US media is going. Are we at odds with the marketplace? If the marketplace is moving to a space where consumers just accessing what they want to access, and that is a political problem, as Mr. Coveney said, will the Exchequer ultimately have to intervene? Mr. Coveney did not want to use the word "bail-out". I do not want to use that word either because there is a value to what we are getting from our public service broadcasters. In effect, however, will we have to bail out the public sector broadcasters or go down the route of charging every single house, regardless of whether it has a television set?