Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport
General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
"Holidays" might not be the right word. I let us all down there. I have an All-Ireland to win so I will not be going on too many holidays. I am sorry; I have to leave shortly.
A levy is going to have an impact on GAA+ and LOITV in terms of consumer costs and what people will pay for the content. On the other hand, there will also be extra revenue for GAA+ and LOITV from the media fund. There is a chicken and egg scenario. The majority of members on the committee are in favour of some form of levy as was demonstrated from comments made in hearings over the past number of weeks. Whether we can do that with exemptions across the board is another question. What potential revenues do the witnesses see from the media fund and how would they be used?
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