Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 March 2017
321. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if amateur boxing is included in any of the required free-to-air agreements regarding sports events with RTÉ. [10855/17]
View answerAmateur boxing is included in the Summer Olympics which is designated as an event of major importance to society to be made available for broadcasting on a free to air basis.
The events currently designated by Order (S.I. 99/2003 since 2003) are as follows:
Live:
- The Summer Olympics
- The All-Ireland Senior Inter-County Football & Hurling Finals
- Ireland’s home and away qualifying games in the European Football Championship and the FIFA World Cup Tournaments
- Ireland’s games in the European Football Championship Finals Tournament and the FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament
- Ireland’s games in the Rugby World Cup Finals Tournament
- The Irish Grand National and the Irish Derby
- The Nations Cup at the Dublin Horse Show
Deferred:
- Ireland’s games in the Six Nations Rugby Football Championship.
