Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

Section 4 is a general provision of typical drafting convention. For example, payments to TG4 could be managed in terms of its levy contribution. During the establishment this year, the Exchequer's contribution versus the industry's will depend on how quickly we can do our business, which has been delayed for a number of weeks by the various emergency banking and pension levy legislation passed by the House. This year's cost to the industry will depend on how quickly the Dáil gets its business done, the Bill goes to the Seanad and is enacted and the agency is up and running. If all of that takes half or three quarters of the year, the industry's contribution will be €2 million or €3 million while the Exchequer will make up the balance. The Exchequer will incur the main costs in the authority's establishment.

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