Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of households here that do not have digital television services; the percentage of households here which will therefore be directly affected by the digital switchover; if these households are concentrated in specific geographical areas or are characterised by certain age or socio-economic trends; if he has made a decision on a timeframe for analogue switch-off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16152/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) keeps statistics in relation to television usage in Ireland. ComReg's latest quarterly report (ComReg 06/15) published in March 2006, indicates that the total number of households with a television in 2005 was 1.43 million. Of these, approximately 43% have digital television.

While my Department is developing proposals for a national roll-out of digital terrestrial television, a decision has not yet been made on a date for analogue switch-off.