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

There is obviously a fear there in relation to the independence of a public service broadcaster if it was Exchequer funded and there was in any way influence over the public service broadcaster. That was the concern at the time. I cannot comment on what we are looking at but I think the funding model has been impacted this summer in a way that puts that technical working group's work into a different frame. We need to look at a way to incentivise us all to proceed with reform so public service media can be properly funded into the future. That is why I think we need to put all options on the table.