Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I support the motion. In my area, there are many local radio stations, including Galway Bay FM, Shannonside, Midwest Radio, Ocean FM, Midlands Radio and iRadio. They give people a great deal of help and information in rural areas, including for the elderly and young people. Local radio provides information on sport and on weather: local radio does it all. Local events are only covered by local radio and not by the national stations. As I said yesterday evening, we are talking about reports. All we are doing in the Dáil from what I can see is dealing with reports or small pilot projects to test things out. The time has come to recognise and fund the invaluable help local radio stations provide in all parts of the country.

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