Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport
Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion
2:00 am
Mr. Adam Larragy:
It will depend on the schemes, which are made by Coimisiún na Meán out of it. On the design of the fund, 7% of net licence fee receipts will continue to be paid into the media fund, and it will be topped up with Exchequer resources. This year, the licence fee allocation to the current broadcasting fund will probably be €14 million, and the Government has put in €16 million of Exchequer funding to media funding schemes, so the overall pot is €30 million. Going forward, it could increase. Regarding the money out, it will depend on the media funding schemes made by Coimisiún na Meán. Subject to Coimisiún na Meán's views, Sound and Vision, which has been very successful, will continue to be part of it.