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

Joe O'Toole: I am sorry to stick the Acting Chairman with this, but I am just making the point. I will revert to this matter later.

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

Joe O'Toole: That is not the issue.

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

Joe O'Toole: That is right.

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

Joe O'Toole: Precisely.

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

Joe O'Toole: That is not the ruling of the Chair, however. The ruling of the Chair is that if the words proposed to be deleted stand, that is the decision of the House and therefore my amendment No. 21 cannot be put. I understand the logic of that but I was asking about the vote itself. We will move on.

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

Joe O'Toole: I am not going to propose amendment No. 21 anyway on the basis of what I said to the Minister earlier.

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

Joe O'Toole: Exactly.

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

Joe O'Toole: It is an issue of which I will never let go when it affects me.

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

Joe O'Toole: Procedure is important.

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

Joe O'Toole: I am happy to second amendment No. 20 tabled by Senator Mullen. In doing so, I wish to address some of the other issues. I will begin with a story. On Sunday night, in my home town of Dingle, I was out with one of the youngest people I know. We had a few pints, went for a meal and had great fun. He is 93 years of age and I do not think he would have liked Senator Mullen's speech...

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

Joe O'Toole: I have no problem with the heritage channel.

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

Joe O'Toole: I completely agree with the heritage issue. I am referring purely to the requirement to find programming to deal with people over 65 years of age. The heritage one is very clear and I fully support it. I would be interested to hear the Minister's comments on it. The earlier point on amendment No. 20 is important and I completely agree with the points made by Senator Mullen on that and...

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

Joe O'Toole: I look forward to learning why young people have become young persons. Pope John Paul II came from Rome in 1979 but he did not say "Young persons of Ireland, I love you"; he said "Young people of Ireland, I love you". Was he wrong?

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

Joe O'Toole: Senator Bradford sounds like Senator Cassidy.

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

Joe O'Toole: Persons.

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

Joe O'Toole: I move amendment No. 26: In page 38, between lines 42 and 43, to insert the following: "(e) TG4 shall be exempt from this levy.". I am impressed by the attention to language and the decision to replace "people" with "persons". I believe the Department should write to the Pope and tell him he got he wrong in 1979 and should have said "Young persons of Ireland. . . ."

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

Joe O'Toole: Does the Department have a view on the Christian teaching that there are three persons in the one God or should we be saying that there are "three people in the one God"?

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

Joe O'Toole: No, I am not. Attention to detail is important. I appreciate what is being done here. TG4 is a minority station dealing with a minority group. It is ludicrous to require it to pay such a levy. It does not make sense that it could be subject to a levy. I accept that under the section as drafted, a levy could be imposed from which TG4 could be exempted. I would like it to be explicitly...

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

Joe O'Toole: I understand what the Minister is saying but I do not agree, for two reasons. First, even though TG4 is a State-owned broadcaster, a large percentage of its programming is made by independent producers and companies, many of them in Gaeltacht areas and surviving on a shoestring. More importantly, the station is a fragile flower and needs the support of the State and our support as it...

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

Joe O'Toole: I move amendment No. 14: In page 23, line 43, to delete "website" and substitute "bilingual website in Irish and English". Amendment No. 76 is acceptable to me and I will, therefore, withdraw amendment No. 75. I also wish to thank the officials and I recognise some advances have been made in these areas, which I both welcome and appreciate. An rud a bhí ag teastáil uaim ó thosach ná go...