Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 June 2021

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht

Future of Media in Ireland: Discussion

Photo of Fintan WarfieldFintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will pick up on Deputy Munster's line of questioning around the licence fee and the different models that were explored. It has been said that the witnesses cannot go into it but inasmuch as they can, will they speak about the different models they looked at?

Education resources on disinformation have been mentioned. Has the commission explored the need for educational initiatives around the use of our data online? The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has announced landmark litigation today around online ads and people being tracked. It does not have to be that way. Is there education on the existing alternatives to WhatsApp, Google and Gmail that do not track our lives? Has the commission explored educating people about how their data is used online?

Has the Future of Media Commission considered sectoral stability for the community media sector? Community radio and television make one of the greatest contributions to diversity in media. The community media sector is a entry-level place for people who are interested in media to go.

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