Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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516. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the arrangements in place for persons who are currently on social protection payments and on very low income and are having difficulty making ends meet, to pay their television licence on a weekly basis, where an official has called to the house in connection with the unlicensed television; if an instalment arrangement can be made to avoid the matter going to court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19600/15]

Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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The sale of TV licences and the associated inspection process is an operational matter for An Post as the Minister's statutorily appointed Agent under the Broadcasting Act 2009. In general, there are instalment options available to TV licence customers in arrears. The applicability of such a process is dependent on the specific circumstances. Accordingly, the Deputy may wish to bring the circumstances of the case in question to the attention of An Post.