Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

-----and the only reason for adding this amendment is to ensure that TG4 does not run out of money. If, once the committees had been set up, I had had to introduce stand-alone primary legislation and compete with my colleagues for time on the floor of the House, I would not have been able to enact this in time for the July deadline. At the end of July, TG4 will run out of money. We are now in the final week of the sitting of this House before the summer recess and I will be dealing with the Bill in the Seanad next week. I am sure Deputy Ó Cuív would not want to have situation where TG4------

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