Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport

General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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Okay. We will go around again, if people want. I thank the witnesses. This has been great. It has been very informative, with different perspectives. The directness and bluntness of the commentary and evidence is quite good, and refreshing as well.

I have a few questions and observations about a whole load of different areas. First, there are some things I think we can take out of the evidence here that we are going to have to recommend as part of our deliberations. There are some things that are glaringly, ridiculously obvious. Does anyone have an alternative view on the issue of the streaming levy? I have said publicly that it is crazy that it is gone. Is there anyone with a different or alternative view or can I take it as given?

I was very much taken by what Dr. Flynn said about the EU, and that the scheme was sent to the EU for approval.