Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are all almost duty-bound to name our local radio stations now. Not for the first time in this House, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae seems to be more familiar with the detail of some matters than I am. Let me assure him and, more particularly perhaps, radio broadcasters and the like that the Government has not yet made a decision. The Government intends to make a decision this month in regard to funding for public service broadcasting. I will make sure the serious views the Deputy reflected on the importance of local radio for public service broadcasting are reflected in our decision-making. I will talk to the Minister about it.

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