Seanad debates

Tuesday, 11 November 2003

Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003: Committee Stage.

 

2:30 pm

Kathleen O'Meara (Labour)

I support Senator Mooney's proposal. The Minister is correct that it would be beyond the means of small operators to establish and support such a website, nor would it necessarily be justified. However, it would be a justified and valuable proposal that the BCI undertake this in the context of archiving. The Minister should encourage the BCI to do it. It might not be necessary to provide for it in the legislation but it would be useful to do so. As I said earlier, if one does not specify something, it rarely happens. We are dealing with aspiration rather than reality. I would be happy to put down that amendment on Report Stage.

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