Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 July 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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I am being a bit facetious, obviously, but there are a number of issues here. The GAA is part of Ireland's culture as is GAA+. It is frustrating for many people. There are platform issues still, by the way. I am more familiar with GAAGO, but there are platform issues from time to time.

I also have elderly parents. Well, my dad passed away recently. He used to have to come to me to watch the match or we would have to send him somewhere if I was not there because he was not capable of doing that. I am conscious of people like that and that there are also platform issues from time to time, which are deeply frustrating. As part of the offering, if there was an alternative model based around even part of what I have just outlined, would LOITV be interested in it?