Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 199: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has had any discussions with RTE regarding the continuance of long wave services from Ireland from the mast in Summerhill in County Meath in view of the importance of this signal to persons in northern Ireland and Britain and in view of the fact that internet broadcasting is not suitable for radio listeners in cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22452/12]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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RTÉ is an independent national public service broadcaster whose remit and obligations are set out in Section 114 of the Broadcasting Act 2009. Section 98 provides that the company shall be independent in the pursuance of these objects, subject to the requirements of the Act, and as such I, as Minister, have no function in the management of RTÉ's day to day affairs, including decisions on how and on which platforms it wishes to transmit its radio service. Therefore, I have had no discussions with RTÉ on this matter.