Television Licence Fee
Dail Éireann — 2022-02-24
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Imelda Munster (SF), Louth

As the Minister said, the Future of Media Commission was initially set up to look at the TV licence and then it was expanded. The commission reported last July but the Minister has had that report now since last October and it still has not been published.
Those of us who are not in Government have been working from leaks in the media. We learned from one of the leaks that apparently the commission recommended the licence fee be funded through the Exchequer, but apparently this was rejected by Government backbenchers. Then, last week, it was reported that the Government intends to change the licence fee collection agent from An Post to Revenue. Will the Minister please clarify if these leaks are accurate?

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Sitting date: 2022-02-24