Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 310: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will request RTE to conduct an assessment of the level of Saorview availability in the area around Clonmany, County Donegal, before the switch off of analogue television in October 2012; if RTE will consider erecting a digital mast in the area to ensure a strong Saorview service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32834/11]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Issues relating to television coverage and the levels of availability in specific areas of the country are an operational matter for RTE as is the building and maintaining of television broadcast masts.

The Broadcasting Act 2009 provides for RTE to build, roll-out and maintain a digital TV network. RTE has informed my Department that the current analogue TV network covers 98% of the population and that its new digital TV network called SAORVIEW will also cover 98% of the population.

RTE has developed a website (www.saorview.ie) providing information on the SAORVIEW service including coverage information and information on transmission sites. Further information on transmitter locations is available from RTE Networks Limited.