Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 April 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011

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1:20 pm

Mr. Aidan Dunning:

It is a fixed sum. It is a condition of the licence and they have to pay it or they will not get the licence. Therefore, it is the State that benefits because the money is spent to the benefit of the State in terms of us finding out more about the offshore asset.

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