Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

I can give the Deputy a commitment that I will bring the views he has just expressed to the attention of the RTE authorities, which are putting a great deal of work and thought into getting the switch-off right. As Minister, I could not contemplate the implications of a significant number of the constituents of Deputy Ó Cuív and the Leas-Cheann Comhairle being left without "Coronation Street". It would be an appalling vista.

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