Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2012

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2012 would replace television licences with a broadcasting charge payable for every premises, whether or not it has a television, and create a new fund for public-service broadcasting, including Irish-language, local news and sports programmes. It would increase oversight of broadcasters, allow interviewees to obtain unedited recordings, and create a cheaper independent way to seek redress for harm caused by broadcasts. It would also establish an Irish-language radio station aimed at people aged 18 to 34.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to define Public Service broadcasting, to provide for the replacement of television licences, to provide for revised arrangements for the funding of broadcasting services in Ireland, to place broadcasters on a more even footing, to provide a process of independent adjudication of complaints, and to provide a right of access to unedited interview recordings and to provide for related matters

Last updated 12 April 2018