asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will arrange in conjunction with the RTE Authority that piped television, similar to that installed in the Ballymun housing scheme, will be made available to those parts of the country which at the moment receive only one television channel.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Piped Television.
357.
As previously explained to this House, the distribution of external television programmes by means of large scale communal systems could seriously affect the revenue-earning capacity of the national broadcasting services. An arrangement of the kind suggested cannot, therefore, be favourably considered at present.
The decision in regard to Ballymun was entirely exceptional and was taken because of the special circumstances which apply there. In particular, reception of RTE programmes on indoor aerials in the two-storey houses in Ballymun would not be satisfactory because of adjacent high buildings and it would not be possible for residents to have individual outdoor aerials because of the unique features of the building project.
Would the Minister not agree that the same position would apply in Cork?