It is reported that the television licence is now going to be extended to cover laptops, iPads etc. Apart from the idea being ridiculous in itself, how is it going to be enforced? Are college students who have laptops to carry out their studies now going to be hit with this fee? Are the television licence inspectors going to be allowed into homes to check for these devices? I cannot see how this is going to be enforced. There are lots of people with such devices who do not watch content from RTE and so forth. How is it fair to hit such people with this fee? The Government should be dealing with the bigger problems of the day and not going after people who own these devices and use them primarily for educational purposes.

By the way, I thank the Minister very much.

First, no proposal has been brought by the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Naughten, to Cabinet on changes to the television licence and how that revenue could be collected. We acknowledge how important the television licence is for the funding of our public service broadcaster. Clearly, were any changes to be made to the licence in the future, we would have to look at issues of equity and how those on low incomes, including students and the elderly, would retain access to our national broadcaster. All of these are matters that will be considered in the future and no such proposals have yet been brought to the Government. The Minister has already been very clear, publicly, that the magnitude of change in the level of the television licence fee referred to last week will not be happening. If and when we get to a debate on the structure of the licence, I am sure the Deputy's points will be central to any considerations.