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

The two reports of the expert advisory committees are due in February. As I said, it is only the decision that has been paused. The discussions on the funding model continue. I hope to move as swiftly as possible. I am serious about doing this in the lifetime of this Government, so we cannot be waiting months and months after the expert advisory committees report back. Whatever model is decided will need legislation. My intention is to move swiftly after I receive the reports. Until then, as I said, what we have at the moment is the TV licence model. I encourage everyone to pay for this, not only because it is the law of the land but also because of what it supports, which is good quality public service content.

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