Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is reported that the television licence is now going to be extended to cover laptops, iPads etc. Apart from the idea being ridiculous in itself, how is it going to be enforced? Are college students who have laptops to carry out their studies now going to be hit with this fee? Are the television licence inspectors going to be allowed into homes to check for these devices? I cannot see how this is going to be enforced. There are lots of people with such devices who do not watch content from RTE and so forth. How is it fair to hit such people with this fee? The Government should be dealing with the bigger problems of the day and not going after people who own these devices and use them primarily for educational purposes.

By the way, I thank the Minister very much.

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