Professor Brian MacCraith:

The community media sector is a significant part of our deliberations. The BAI policy on community media is due to be launched formally in the coming days. Linked to that, last week I did a pre-recorded interview with Dundalk FM, which is part of that sector, and commented on the commission's views on that broader space, not only reinforcing the importance of community media - radio, newspapers and so on - but also., as the Senator said, indicating the particular role that community media can play in supporting equality, diversity and inclusion, and the whole representational aspect of the new Irish society that is with us. We looked at examples of migrants and refugees and giving them a platform, and so on, but right across the broader equality, diversity and inclusion area, as Ms Burke mentioned earlier. The theme of equality, diversity and inclusion will be evident in our report, with significant comments on the importance of the community media sector.

I will turn to Mr. Little on disinformation, and the education model around it, after Professor Doyle has finished her answer on the first part of Senator Warfield's question, which was an addition to Deputy Munster's question on other models to sustain and support public service media.