Seanad debates
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed)
8:00 am
Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
The proposed Oireachtas channel will allow for coverage of events in the European Parliament. In addition, section 114 (3)(b) provides that one of the principal objects of RTE is to "provide programmes of news and current affairs in the Irish and English languages, including programmes that provide coverage of proceedings in the Houses of the Oireachtas and the European Parliament".
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