Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister confirm the implications of the budget for the State broadcaster? I understand that some €5 million has been set aside from the social welfare budget to cover the free TV licence, and some other support. Perhaps the Minister could alert the House to that.

Perhaps the Minister will stop giving people to believe that the licence fee can be cut if everybody pays. The BAI has taken the unprecedented position of outlining that there is a massive funding shortfall in RTÉ. It needs all of the €40 million that is uncollected, and more, just to take on the challenges from the digital platforms-----

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