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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 29 Sep 1999

Vol. 508 No. 1

Written Answers. - Deflector Systems.

Paul Connaughton

Ceist:

243 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the position concerning the licensing of deflector systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18271/99]

Following a review by the Director of Telecommunications Regulation of the responses to the consultation paper on deflector licensing which she issued in May 1999, the director has concluded that there should be a short-term licensing scheme for deflectors. Such a scheme will require enabling regulations to be made by the director with my consent. I have not yet received any proposals from the director in relation to such regulations. However, by virtue of High Court judgments in 1995 and 1998, the director is obliged to reconsider the application from Southcoast Community Television. The director has decided to license southcoast on a short-term basis and has submitted enabling draft regulations to me for my consent. Those draft regulations are currently under examination within my Department and I will respond to the director as soon as possible.

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