John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 550: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to review the licensing regime in respect of commercial television licences; his view on whether the regime is inequitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8055/10]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Currently every premises in Ireland that has a television must have a television licence and no commercial television licence system operates.

Section 144 of the Broadcasting Act, 2009 provides for the introduction of regulations in relation to different classes of licences in respect of different classes of premises e.g. commercial premises.

The future development of any regulations in this area will take the matters raised by the Deputy into account.