Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 129: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he has taken steps to ensure the availability of the widest possible degree of service of a sporting, business, social, cultural and educational nature to a greater audience through terrestrial television; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34524/05]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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My core broadcasting policy objective is to promote the existence of an environment that encourages the maintenance of high quality Irish radio and television services by both independent broadcasters and RTE. This is likely to be best achieved by having in place an appropriate regulatory framework that provides for the licensing of independent television and radio services and by providing RTE with adequate public funding to deliver on its public service mandate.