Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein)
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I understand that radio broadcasters are competing against Spotify and everything else and that they should have some flexibility. I would be a little cautious on this issue. It is a very American approach to drive down the size of the television hour and the amount of advertising allowed within that hour. A quick look at the commissioning site of TG4 informed me that it commissions for 50-minute shows. I would be cautious about opening the door in that regard. Under these rules, would a radio station be allowed to air almost a full hour of advertisements, which would not make sense from their perspective? On paper, would they be allowed basically the full hour of advertisements at prime time or during a match?