Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Local and regional radio is the most listened to in the country. While the Sound and Vision scheme is very welcome, community, local and regional radio stations provide a public service. I get what the Minister said and the context, but, at the same time, I urge that whatever consideration might be possible could be given to allow stations to expand their funding into the public service broadcasting sphere.

The television licence funds the Sound and Vision scheme. It accounts for 7% of the television licence receipts. Given the difficulties surrounding the collection and enforcement of licence fees, has this funding changed? Will that 7% be respected in the future or is it likely to deviate depending on the receipts going forward?

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