Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We are dancing on the head of a pin here. What Deputy Ó Snodaigh is looking for is very legitimate. We should reflect the geographic island on which we live in how we present something like the weather forecast. Doing so does not come under any editorial independence. The island is an island, full stop. We do not want young people to get the impression that, to drive from Dublin to Letterkenny, they would need to get a ferry because they would have to travel across water. That is bizarre and should not be allowed. Some broadcasters in the UK, when they are announcing the weather forecast, show the weather for Donegal, Sligo, Cavan, Monaghan and so on as well as for the rest of Ulster.

It is a pretty basic request. I accept that the wording of the amendment may not be reflective of what we want, but it is important that any broadcaster in this jurisdiction at least reflect the geography of the island in that broadcast.