Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

We received various correspondence from the EU, some of which questioned the nature of the regulations made. However, we are confident there is a precedent for this measure in other European jurisdictions and that it is within the European legal framework. We examined the matter in detail because it was a contentious issue. We would not have proposed it if we did not believe it was important for the delivery of DTT services in the country nor would we have done so if we did not believe it was within the proper European and national legal framework.