asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the plans, if any, for making RTE Radio 1 available throughout the day on VHF, in view of the fact that during the early afternoon and evening RTE Radio 1 is only available from the Tullamore Medium Wave transmitter, making it virtually impossible to listen to the programmes being transmitted due to electrical interference in urban areas.

, Dublin South-Central): RTE do not accept that during the early afternoon and evening it is virtually impossible to listen to RTE Radio 1 on medium wave because of electrical interference in urban areas. Consideration is, however, being given to the question of how best to provide reception of RTE Radio 1 on VHF throughout the day without depriving listeners of reception from RTE Radio 2.