Joe O'Toole (Independent)

I completely agree with the heritage issue. I am referring purely to the requirement to find programming to deal with people over 65 years of age. The heritage one is very clear and I fully support it. I would be interested to hear the Minister's comments on it. The earlier point on amendment No. 20 is important and I completely agree with the points made by Senator Mullen on that and other issues.

I missed some of the debate on Committee Stage but I am intrigued. As a person who is interested in language, I am happy to see amendments which replace the word "people" with "persons". I am sure the Minister will explain the reasons for that change in amendments Nos. 77 and 79, which substitute the term "young persons" for "young people". I am sure there is a good reason for that. I love it when we examine such changes because accuracy in languages is very important in order to live life together. It is for the same reason that I have some difficulty with the ageist view of the other amendment. The Minister is rapidly looking for his brief on this question and has clearly not given it much thought in the meantime.