Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 94: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the steps he will take to ensure that, on foot of recommendations of the task force on emigration, emigrants in Britain will be in a position to receive a television service from RTE; the cost of providing this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26141/05]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The recommendations of the Task Force on Emigration will be amongst the factors I will take into account when considering RTE's public service remit in the context of the forthcoming broadcasting legislation. Notwithstanding RTE's statutory mandate, as defined in section 28(1) of the Broadcasting Act 2001, to provide that its radio and television services shall be made available, in so far as is reasonably practicable, to the whole community on the island of Ireland, many people living outside Ireland already enjoy RTE's radio services online along with RTE's radio services on satellite, LW and MW.