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

We have the recommendations from the expert advisory committees, EACs, but we are waiting for the implementation plan. RTÉ committed on the day the recommendations were published to accept all of them in principle, but I do want to see the implementation plan. I gave six weeks for that. It is to be available towards the last week of June. I just need to see that. The discussions continue. I feel that, for too long now, Irish Governments have failed to address the question of how to fund public service broadcasting. The Deputy said there was no political will but there certainly is now. I have made my commitment as Minister for media, as have the three party leaders.

All options remain on the table but I am determined that the current Government will be the one that makes the decision. It will be made before the summer recess. We are committed to delivering the necessary reform to put in place a sustainable, long-term funding model. The high-level discussions are ongoing at Cabinet level. Now that the Government has received the EAC reports, it can move quickly to make a decision on the future funding model before the summer recess.

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