Seanad debates
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed)
9:00 pm
David Norris (Independent)
What constitutes an advertisement on radio, for example, with these soothsayers, fortune tellers and so on? Sometimes they will say that if one wants to telephone the programme, one should telephone a particular number. Is that an advertisement? We need to look at this issue. I am a little concerned about people who are moulted for large sums of money. However, I believe that is already handled and we may be using a sledge-hammer to crack a nut.
I am slightly concerned that Senator Mullen appeared to say it did not matter if people accessed gambling and other channels if they paid for them.
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