Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

I flatly reject the Deputy's accusations. I recognise that there are difficulties in the industry. We must examine the regulatory system to ensure that it is cost effective and efficient as well as being a proper regulatory system. There are different opinions as to how this should be done. For example, should there be an amalgamated or separate content network regulator? The experience of the UK, which took the combined route, is that there were no cost savings. A single body would have the exact same functions, personnel and needs. One cannot remove the need for proper content regulation.

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