Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Last year, RTÉ had no problem televising games in Ardee, County Louth but this year, Mr. McBennett said the facilities were not suitable. Everybody is trying very hard to improve facilities. I come from Dundalk, where people are trying very hard to improve the stadium. Facilities are very important when it comes to getting a better picture of the standard of the game but things are pretty tight at the moment. Is there any way that Sky can reduce its prices to help people see more games? GAAGO is fantastic. I think €75 per season is very good and €12 for a one-off game is wrong. As clubs and counties are all struggling, what can broadcasters do help the viewers of this country? We were very disappointed and very let down and never got a proper response from Mr. McBennett and RTÉ regarding what happened with the live game not being televised. We were told the facilities were very poor. Comments were made that evening by certain people in RTÉ that facilities in Louth were not good. It is not our fault we cannot afford a stadium but we have a pitch and facilities. The club put a big effort into the past number of seasons but RTÉ came in and with one swipe, it was gone. I ask all the representatives to reply to these questions.