Noel Coonan (Fine Gael)

I second the amendment and the proposal articulated by Senator O'Meara. She mentioned the east coast, but once the community television deflector system was abolished, many people in rural Ireland could no longer receive transmissions from British channels. We are now going down the road where we must pay for everything in this country, but those community groups provided an excellent service at a minuscule cost. Companies such as Chorus were charged with providing this service, but they have failed to deliver in many parts of rural Ireland. I would like the Minister of State to address that issue when he replies, but I am happy to second the amendment as well.