Chris Andrews (Dublin Bay South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It says in the document presented by Mr. McBennett that RTÉ plans to have 1,000 hours of sport. RTÉ will show 44 hours of League of Ireland coverage out of that 1,000 hours. That is pretty abysmal. RTÉ shows more foreign football than League of Ireland football. Surely the remit of a public service broadcaster is to promote our domestic game and our international teams first. Why not leave the Champions League to pay-per-view channels and allow the public to decide? Would RTÉ not consider further investment in LOITV and leaving the foreign matches to other broadcasters?