Mr. Glen Killane:

It is the fastest growing provider. One should never miss an opportunity when it presents itself. I would like to support some of the comments from my colleagues in the sector, in particular the comment on news coverage and the dangers of fake news. I am in a relatively unique position in having worked for RTE for the guts of the past 20 years. I am a very passionate supporter of public service media, as can be imagined. However, I feel that this measure would be hugely detrimental to RTE at this time. It would be hugely difficult to implement. One of the core concepts which was mentioned by our colleagues is universality. If that is called into question, the whole premise of public service media is called into question. If it is not universally available, it would be hugely detrimental to RTE and to the media landscape in Ireland. That core concept of universality needs to be borne in mind. We all want to work with RTE. It is a given. It is a hugely important broadcaster in this territory. We want to support RTE but we feel fundamentally that this is the wrong approach to take. I will leave it at that.