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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 1 Feb 1995

Vol. 448 No. 4

Written Answers. - Licence Fee System.

Kathleen Lynch

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33 Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht whether his attention has been drawn to the inequity of having the same television licence fee for large hotels or commercial establishments as for domestic homes; whether he intends to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2179/95]

Since the introduction of the legal requirement to have a licence in respect of broadcasting receiving equipment in 1926, the law has always been applied on the basis that one licence covers any number of receivers of the same type at the same premises and no distinction has been made in relation to the level of licence fee as between different types of premises.

In an interim report on the collection of television licences the Committee of Public Accounts recommended that my Department examine the inequity of having the same licence fee for large hotels as for domestic residences. My Department is currently examining the implications of that recommendation together with the other recommendations made by the committee.

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