Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The last time the Future of Media Commission went to the Government with a suggestion of an alternative funding model it was rejected by the Government at the time. Recently the Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, said this is a nettle that we are going to have to grasp. We are going to have to pass legislation within the lifetime of this Government to provide a firm foundation of sustainable funding for public service media in general. He said that he hopes all of that work will be done next year. I hope that the Minister gets the support of her Cabinet colleagues to make that happen in the shortest possible timeframe and that her capacity to deliver on that has not been undermined by the controversies at RTÉ. That is my main concern.