John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 351: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the implications for community television when RTÉ goes digital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47169/09]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The RTÉ NL network operates from about 140 sites throughout the country providing coverage of RTÉ to about 98% of the population. In addition, in remote areas, there are small local community sites which re-broadcast the RTÉ services and which are operated by local communities. Many of these sites would have originally been set up with the assistance of RTÉ and were then taken over and operated locally. This is an operational matter for RTÉ and is outside the remit of my Department.