Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)

Yes. Deputy Stagg made a number of points with regard to broadcasting to the Irish communities abroad. All of us would agree in general with Deputy Stagg on the importance of the matter. The proposal before us with regard to permitting RTE to provide a broadcasting service to Irish communities abroad begins the implementation, as Deputy Stagg said, of a key recommendation of the report on the task force on policy regarding emigrants. Deputy Stagg was concerned, perhaps because there was less enthusiasm for this in the past than we all feel there should have been, that it will be delayed unduly. From my contacts with RTE, I do not detect the same reluctance that might have existed previously.

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