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Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Power, to the House. This matter is of serious import to many people. There are aspects of it that are not entirely under the control of the Department or the Minister and I acknowledge that. It is of serious political concern to the rest of us and for that reason we must have some reassurances from the Minister of State. RTE reception,...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: Is freesat available in the United Kingdom or in Ireland?

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response. However, I repeat that this merely constitutes half-information. For example, the Minister of State referred to freesat. He stated the RTE stations will be on freesat and will be available to people who do not have a subscription to Sky. It can be obtained on Sky without subscription at present. This kind of half-information...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: I move amendment No. 33: In page 44, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: "(7) A broadcaster shall not broadcast an advertisement, promoting alcoholic beverages, which is aimed at minors. A broadcaster shall not broadcast an advertisement promoting alcoholic beverages before 9pm. Any advertisements for alcoholic beverages shall not encourage immoderate consumption of such products....

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: To clarify, is this because the matter was not raised on Committee Stage?

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: I recognise what the Minister has done with amendments Nos. 80, 81 and 106, which include provisions for Irish language programming for children, for Irish language programming, and for Irish cinema, respectively. I deeply appreciate the efforts he and his officials have made with these amendments. My amendments contained a number of proposals, but the Minister has met many of them and he...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: In fairness, we cannot but say that Deputy Ryan is a listening Minister, in terms of the number of changes and amendments that he has been prepared to take on board as we have gone through this Bill. I always believe this reflects a confident Minister in charge of his or her brief. I welcome the fact that he has listened to our arguments on this general area of the issue under discussion,...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: I will go back to college then.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: I second the amendment. I do not wish to challenge the ruling of the Acting Chairman but I do not believe amendment No. 21 is necessarily an alternative to amendment No. 20. If amendment No. 20 is put to the House and lost, there is no reason amendment No. 21 cannot be put to the House and either won or lost. Amendment No. 21 only becomes a substitute for amendment No. 20 if the vote, which...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: Is that not correct?

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: That is not correct. In the event of amendment No. 20 being defeated, all that will happen is that we will have decided not to delete lines five to 17. Amendment No. 21 seeks to change one of those lines, line 14.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: ——proposed to be deleted stand."

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: That is what I am querying, however, because I do not accept that. I simply want the amendment to be put. The amendment is being proposed by Senator Mullen and seconded by me. That is the vote we would like to have taken. Why is it that we are not allowed to do so?

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: That is what I thought, yes.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: Yes. If amendment No. 20 is defeated, can one still put amendment No. 21?

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: I wanted to be clear about that. I never liked that tricky vote which states "That the words proposed to be deleted stand."

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: As it happens, I am not even going to propose amendment No. 21, but I would like to get a ruling on it.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: That is correct but when I second amendment No. 20 why can the vote not be on that amendment? Why is the vote on the wording "That the words proposed to be deleted stand."?

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Toole: I am well aware of that.