David Norris (Independent)

I wish to make an additional comment. I sympathise very much with what has been said about GAA matches. I do not watch a great deal of sport, but I fear if it was required that RTE broadcast a match that was nearly a half century old, this kind of material has a tendency to deteriorate fairly badly, particularly having regard to the way in which it was originally held, and the transmission quality may not be of any use except to somebody who is a sports fanatic. I listen to ancient jazz records, with which most people would not bother. They are not broadcastable, but I love them. The same may apply to these recordings. I would be careful about requiring RTE or even being strong in demanding that it reshow these recordings. It might do so if the transmission quality is sufficient, but if it is not, it would simply alienate the audience. That is a small caveat I would make.