Michael D. Higgins
Ceist:163 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands if she will make a statement on the regulatory regime she favours for indigenous and community programme services as per her statement to the Joint Committee on Heritage and the Irish Language on 29 September 1998; and the way in which this policy is facilitated or hindered by the fact that the issue of technical licences for digital services across all platforms is a matter for the Director of Telecommunications Regulation rather than the proposed broadcasting regulator. [26250/98]