asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if his attention has been drawn to a recent report to the effect that the booster stations to be erected by the Television Authority will be so sited that the Six Counties will not receive Irish television; and if he will confirm that viewers in the Six Counties will in fact be able to receive television provided by the Authority.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Siting of Television Booster Stations.
37.
I have seen the report referred to by the Deputy. Viewers in-the Six Counties will be able to receive the proposed Irish television programmes but the quality of reception. will naturally vary with distance from the transmitters and other factors. In general, reception should be much the same as the quality of the B.B.C. and U.T.V. transmissions received in the northern half of the State.