Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

These amendments add to the criteria of what constitutes a community broadcaster by including terms such as "account to the community" and "seeking to provide a social benefit to, the community concerned". The amendments also require the broadcasting Authority of Ireland, BAI, to consider the specific needs of community broadcasters in respect of the licensing of digital services. Amendment No. 126 empowers the BAI to specify that a community channel should be carried on an analogue or digital network maintained by a network provider.