Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have a licence for which the majority of people still pay, despite all the difficulty in RTÉ and Sinn Féin's view is that the funding situation will be improved by the abolition of a charge that most people, albeit reluctantly, are still willing to pay. I do not understand that approach or why it would improve where we are. I have heard again and again the case for credible, long-term funding for RTÉ and other public media. It appears that we would be moving away from that, if we were to get rid of a charge that still provides needed funding for RTÉ.

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