Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister for his comprehensive answer. As he said, if one were to introduce a broadcasting charge for every household and every applicable business, income would not go down but only up. Other platforms for watching television, such as the iPhone or whatever other way, are still a bit far-fetched for 99.9% of people. However, they are growing in popularity. Will the Minister accept the status quo is not a long-term option because of technological change?

To facilitate as wide a range a discussion as possible, will the Minister provide an issues paper on the future of the television licence for consideration by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Natural Resources and Agriculture, so it can debate them and have a structured input in the Minister's consideration of the matter?

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