Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy McAuliffe for making those points. We did not address the different treatment of different media outlets, such as radio. I know there are different guidelines. Local radio has its own mechanism by which it gives airtime to candidates. That is all down to the local stations. Everybody is appealing to different audiences online, in local newspapers and on local radio. I think what we are proposing here is innovative and is a good approach. We will take on board all Deputies' comments on this. There is an opportunity for the commission to appoint an expert group to look at this area, which, as has been said, shifts rapidly.