Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

I move amendment No. 59:

In page 70, line 31, to delete "section 179(2))" and substitute "section 180 (3))".

Section 62 effectively precludes persons who have been convicted of an offence in respect of illegal broadcasting under wireless telegraphy legislation from being awarded a sound broadcasting licence for a period of three years. Amendment No. 60 addresses concerns raised by Deputies on Committee Stage that the exclusion period of three years is too long and may act as a disincentive for a pirate operator to regularise his or her position. In this regard, it is proposed to reduce the exclusion period to one year. Amendment No. 59 addresses a referencing error in section 62.

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