Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

I am happy to clarify that if I can. At an early stage, we introduced an amendment to section 5 to ensure the conditions of a licence should include the basis and circumstances in which a refund may be used to end users. In response to the concerns expressed by Deputies McManus and Coveney on Committee Stage and following further consultation with the Attorney General's office, I propose amendment No. 21 in order to remove any doubt that the remedy of any non-compliance with, or breach of, a condition of a licence shall require a refund of charges to any end user of premium rate services concerned with the non-compliance or the breach. On Committee Stage Deputy McManus tabled a similar amendment to this section to ensure refunds and I am happy to introduce amendment No. 21 to cover that issue.

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