Kathleen O'Meara (Labour)

I move amendment No. 2:

In page 4, subsection (1)(a), lines 15 and 16, to delete "on Irish culture, heritage and experience" and substitute "the diversity of culture, heritage and experience on the island of Ireland".

The Minister stated that the aim of this legislation is to provide additional high quality programmes for the audience and not for the programme makers. That is an important and valid point. We are not in the business of providing a fund with which people can play. The fund is important for the generation of particular types of programming as set out in the legislation.