Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

As I noted when the issue was raised previously during this Bill's passage through the Houses, I understand the intention of the amendment and why it would be troubling for people living on the island of Ireland watching their public service broadcasters to see their part of the island of Ireland removed from maps. That goes to the core of the issue raised by Deputy Daly. However, I do not think we should prescribe in legislation in this level of detail what maps or geographical areas RTÉ and TG4 can or cannot display or show on television. As I suggested on Committee Stage, this might be a matter that could more appropriately be raised with RTÉ by the joint committee.

I acknowledge that this amendment seeks to address a number of previous instances which offended many people. However, I cannot accept the amendment as it would set a wider precedent for the regulation of very specific types of content in primary legislation.

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