Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Question 31: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any analysis has been carried out, in view of the public money being expended on public service broadcasting, on the relative average cost per hour of producing and broadcasting one hours television on RTÉ 1, RTÉ 2 and TG4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10831/11]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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The matter to which the Deputy refers is one area that was considered by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) in the context of its report on a review of the adequacy of Public Service Broadcasters' Funding, conducted in accordance with Section 124(2) of the Broadcasting Act 2009.

I am currently considering this report in the context of the provisions of section 124(6) of the 2009 Act which require the Minister to publish a response to the recommendation made in the report by the Authority as to the adequacy or otherwise of public funding of the public service broadcasters. I can confirm that in accordance with the legislation, I will be arranging for copies of the report to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas and that, accordingly, the information referred to by the Deputy will become available at that time.