Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications

Community Broadcasting: Discussion

1:35 pm

Photo of John O'MahonyJohn O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Before we conclude, I wish to offer a couple of observations. From listening to the presentations and the questions which have arisen, it is clear that our guests all fill important niches in their communities. In the context of community TV and radio, there does not appear to be certainty and, as a result, there is an inability to plan. I am of the view that there is a need for change in this regard. Do those in community TV and community radio work under exactly the same restrictions? In other words, are people's wages paid through the various CE schemes?