Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is evidence in the report circulated that levies would have been passed onto the consumer. Show me a Government levy that has ever been introduced in the past in this country that was not passed onto the consumer. I believe in a lot of things but fairytales are not one. When I met the streamers in the United States, I made it very clear that I am not abolishing the levy, I am retaining it at zero and after a fixed period, I reserve the right to re-examine it, which they all welcomed. They said they would reflect on that.