asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (a) the total number of licensed TV sets in the country which can receive a signal from more than one channel, (b) if any investigation has been conducted by his Department or by RTE into the feasibility of enabling the whole country to receive BBC television and (c) the upto-date position regarding a second RTE channel.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Television Reception.
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The replies to the three parts of the question are as follows:
(a) My Department's records do not distinguish between sets which can receive one signal and those which can receive more than one, and, accordingly, the information sought is not available.
(b) No.
(c) There are no plans at present for the provision of a second channel.