Seanad debates

Thursday, 1 February 2007

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed)

 

1:00 pm

Photo of Noel DempseyNoel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)

Yes. Reference was made to advertising for children with regard to age differences. There are advertising codes in place. The advertising code for children generally defines a child as a person younger than 18 years and it sets further standards for children under 15 and under six. That partly answers Senator Ryan's point, although he also referred to the differences in programming.

Senator Mansergh asked about RTE television reception in Northern Ireland. RTE 1 and RTE 2 are available in Northern Ireland, largely through spill-over, and TG4 is available there terrestrially, as agreed under the Good Friday Agreement. I launched the operation of a mast for that area some years ago.

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