Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Will the authority commit to an annual meeting with the committee to discuss the general administration of the BAI as per the Broadcasting Act 2009? Is an oversight agreement in place between the authority and the Department and, if so, does it include key performance indicators? Are those indicators included in the annual report? That is important from the committee's point of view having regard to our oversight function in respect of the BAI.

When will the children's commercial communications code come up for review? Is there an expected date for the consultation and who will undertake the review? Will the BAI consult extensively with stakeholders, including, for example, the Department of Health, which has primary responsibility for promoting World Health Organization, WHO, protocols? There may also be other health organisations which might be part of that consultation. Having regard to the WHO's protocol on monitoring food and beverage marketing to children via television and the Internet, will the BAI undertake work to quantify the extent and nature of children's exposure to marketing for high-fat, salt and sugar, or HFSS, foods via the Internet and television?