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TV Licence Fee goes up

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  • #2
    J.R.HARTLEY
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,792 ✭✭✭J.R.HARTLEY


    three euros in fairness sounds about inline with inflation, everything goes up that amount if it was 30 okay you'd have a point but come on 3 euros a year. nothing.


  • #3
    Mr E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,617 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Ah 3 euro is OK.... J.R. is right.


  • #4
    super_furry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,351 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    I reckon the World Cup coverage alone was value for the licence fee.


  • #5
    giftgrub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,309 ✭✭✭giftgrub


    i just dont reckon we get value for money, if i only watch satellite and Uk channels can i not pay? :)


  • #6
    Auvers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,987 ✭✭✭Auvers


    I dont mind paying the licence fee to have a state broadcaster, what does bother me is why we have to pay part of the 900k a year to Pat "cardboard" Kenny and a similar amount to Gerry "the chin" Ryan.


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  • #7
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    giftgrub wrote:
    if i only watch satellite and Uk channels can i not pay? :)

    no, you still pay. you are paying to own a television, not to watch RTÉ


  • #8
    1huge1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,180 ✭✭✭1huge1


    well we do pay the bill of course because we have 7 tv's but i dont see whats the point in the tv licence like whats it to them if we have a tv or not?

    anyway i can watch tv over the internet for free unless they try to charge me for that also


  • #9
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    I reckon it could have been alot worse than €3 euro. :)


  • #10
    daveirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,483 ✭✭✭✭daveirl


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  • #11
    Telefís
    Closed Accounts Posts: 550 ✭✭✭Telefís


    It does daveirl

    giftgrub wrote:

    and for what?

    Did you even read the Department's link you posted?

    The licence fee is not a one-off grant - it's a 'live' income, a steady revenue stream that RTÉ depends on, just as everyone else is dependent on gradual pay increases. It does not have control over this licence income, regardless of how well the station may have performed - hence it is up to Government to grant such increases.
    Note this €3 doesn't even come close to current inflation.


    Auvers wrote:
    what does bother me is why we have to pay part of the 900k a year to Pat "cardboard" Kenny and a similar amount to Gerry "the chin" Ryan.

    You don't - each are substantial revenue-earners, with the Late Late alone pulling in €9 million a year in advertising.


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