Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)

Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, to section 2 are technical amendments that will ensure clarity as to what material can be carried on multiplexes. These amendments will ensure that some radio services will be carried on television multiplexes, although television multiplexes will be primarily for television. Similarly, some television or audio-visual services can be carried on radio multiplexes, allowing a degree of overall flexibility to the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland and the multiplex contractor applicants. While this flexibility could be construed from the Bill in its published form, the amendments will further define the intended use of each multiplex. Amendment No. 15 to section 3, amendment No. 47 to section 11 and amendment No. 49 to section 13 are follow-on amendments clarifying the fact that certain provisions in those sections relate only to television multiplexes. These amendments need to be introduced because of the amendments to section 2.