Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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330. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount that went to An Post from television licence fee receipts in 2019, 2020 and 2021. [11323/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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Under Section 145 of the Broadcasting Act, 2009, An Post are the designated collection agent for the TV Licence fee. Broadcasting Receipts are comprised of receipts from direct sales by An Post and a contribution from the Department of Social Protection in respect of free licences issued under the household benefits scheme. 

The Broadcasting Act provides for the distribution of licence fee receipts on the following basis:

- commission to An Post in respect of collection;

- 7% of net receipts to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Broadcasting Fund, which supports the Sound and Vision and Archiving Schemes; and

- the balance to RTÉ.

Details of the fees paid to An Post for period in question are set out in the table following.