Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 July 2012
307 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any procedures and protocols are in place with digital TV service providers to deal with household arrears with a particular sensitivity towards vulnerable and low income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33419/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are several digital TV service providers in the country. The main pay TV operators are Sky and UPC. In addition RTÉ operates a digital network called SAORVIEW, which is subscription free.
I have no role in relation to the subscriptions demanded by pay TV service providers or the payment processes they use. The Broadcasting Act 2009 requires RTÉ to provide a national digital network as a replacement for its national analogue TV network. The new digital network is called SAORVIEW. RTÉ has also rolled out a satellite network — SAORSAT. As with the analogue network, these digital networks are subscription free.
