Seanad debates
Tuesday, 11 November 2003
Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003: Committee Stage.
2:30 pm
Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
I thank the Senators for their amendments. They obviously have been thinking intensely about this issue. Even before they tabled the amendments, we in the Department were looking at the possibility of including such provisions in the legislation. When drafting legislation, it is important to allow some flexibility. However, while I understand the spirit in which the amendments were tabled, I cannot accept them.
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