Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Radio stations are obliged to fulfil the 25% to 30% quotas. I therefore ask the Minister the following on the record of the House, and I will send in the request as a written question if I must. Will he, through the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, BAI, or whatever, write to every single station and ask them to guarantee in writing that they will adhere to the quota of 30%, or 25% in some cases? He should at least refer back to me and tell me he will do this or get somebody else to do it. We need to ensure that all stations fulfil the quota, the big boys as well as the smaller independent stations. The latter do a fantastic job. They are not the real issue in this debate.

We have a letter from Pat Egan regarding an artist called Donna Taggart and her song "Jealous of the Angels", which has received more than 60 million hits on Facebook, topped the US Billboard chart and gone to No. 1 in Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. Last month, Warner Music International signed Donna Taggart with a worldwide record contract, yet in Ireland, her own country, like so many local acts, she is deemed not good enough to be on Irish radio. I have never heard this artist on Irish radio. I do not know whether anyone else has.

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