Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

I move amendment No. 98:

In page 120, to delete lines 1 to 13 and substitute the following:

"(a) commissioning the making of independent sound broadcasting programmes,

(b) procuring the formulation by persons of proposals for the commissioning by RTÉ of the making of the above programmes, and

(c) assisting the completion of independent sound broadcasting programmes the making of which has not been commissioned by RTÉ, and for no other purpose.

(16) A minimum of 95 per cent of the monies paid into the account shall be used by RTÉ for the purpose of—

(a) commissioning the making of independent television programmes,

(b) procuring the formulation by persons of proposals for the commissioning

by RTÉ of the making of the above programmes, and

(c) assisting the completion of independent television broadcasting

programmes the making of which has not been commissioned by RTÉ,".

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