Brendan Kenneally (Fianna Fail)

I have some sympathy with the amendment tabled by Senator O'Meara regarding the British broadcasting services. A great part of the country in the Border region and along the east coast benefits from this spillover. However, the Bill refers to the national television broadcasting service, including TG4. We have some control over these services in this country and we can legislate on them. I do not know how we can legislate for another country's television service. We are talking about British television. We are a sovereign nation in charge of our television output and what emanates from Ireland. Senator O'Meara's amendment deals with output that emanates from a different country. While I accept that it will be a big loss to people when it comes about, I do not see how we can legislate on something outside our control.