Seanad debates
Tuesday, 11 November 2003
Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003: Committee Stage.
2:30 pm
Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail)
Would the Minister consider introducing an amendment on Report Stage to encourage the BCI to finance a website on which it could accumulate all the material we have mentioned, rather than putting the financial onus on community or local radio stations? After all, the BCI is monitoring the output of all the licensed stations. As a number of schemes are being created under this legislation and a sum of approximately €8 million is involved, could some of that money be used to create a website to allow Internet users worldwide, particularly the Irish diaspora, to access this material? I accept the Minister's point about the cost involved in establishing websites.
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