Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Government is committed to bringing forward enhanced accountability. I have just informed the Dáil of the timeline for the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, to bring forward that legislation. On the Deputy's view and that of her party on the abolition of the television licence, I do not understand the argument that the funding gap that is currently in RTÉ will be improved by the abolition of a licence that the majority of people still pay for. I cannot understand the logic of that.

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