Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael)
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I thank the witnesses for their responses. I should have said at the beginning, not to be negative, that we were disappointed that before Christmas, when we had asked RTÉ, Virgin and the BAI to come before the committee to discuss policy, both Virgin and RTÉ declined that invitation, yet the BAI was prepared to come in to discuss policy. We represent the taxpayer, and the taxpayer pays the licence fee. I felt that both organisations should have come in to discuss the matter when-----