Soccer may be the main source of major events requiring free-to-air TV coverage for the wider public. However, Members should also recall the other sporting events by which we have been thrilled in the past. I refer, for example, to the performances of John Treacy, who hails from my county and who competed in the most demanding event of all, the marathon, at the 1984 Olympic Games and returned with a silver medal. Those who saw Mr. Treacy win a second successive world cross country title in the mud at Limerick racecourse in 1979 and Eamon Coghlan overtaking the Russian athlete to win his world 5000 metres title in Helsinki in August 1983 will always have fond memories. The list seems endless and includes the victories of Sonia O'Sullivan, the Rugby World Cup campaign and the weekly thrills of domestic hurling and football games. All of these cannot be designated as events which must be brought to the viewing public free of charge. However, the most important must be provided for and that is the purpose of the Bill.