Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)

I forgive the Deputy for not being fully familiar with the technology. The fact we receive BBC transmissions is an accident, due to overspill. We are not entitled to it but have benefited from it for a considerable time. When the BBC switches off analogue, as it intends to do on a rolling basis, we will not receive it unless it is part of the multiplex, except in very limited areas. In that case it does not matter whether or not we have a DTT or analogue platform. It will not be my or anybody else's fault but will be because the BBC decided it would not be worth coming onto a multiplex in this country. However, I do not expect that to happen and would be surprised if the BBC were not part of a number of multiplexes when they are in place.

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