Not enough sport is broadcast live. I mentioned on the Order of Business that a meeting in Down Royal some time ago was transmitted live on Channel 4 and a French television station, but could not be transmitted live on an Irish television station. More sports, especially field events, should be transmitted live on television. If that were the case, the increase in the licence fee would be justifiable. I never featured much on television and radio, unlike some of my colleagues.
Communities are proud to see local people on television.
More ordinary people should feature on television because it would encourage greater viewing figures. There is a good audience but everything should be done to improve numbers. I recall the advent of television in the early 1960s. There was no television in my house at the time but a neighbour had one. He was very generous as he allowed us to watch television programmes in his house.