Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 123: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the Government's position on the television without frontiers directive from the European Commission; his plans regarding an assessment of the costs and benefits of regulating content delivered over non-broadcast platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34341/05]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The review by the European Commission of the television without frontiers directive is ongoing and the Commission's proposals for a revision of the directive are not expected until 2006. Until such time as the Commission has made a formal proposal for a revision of the directive, it would be premature to address the matters raised by the Deputy. I expect, however, that before making any proposal to extend the scope of the directive, the Commission would conduct a regulatory impact assessment of its proposals.