Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have two final questions on that broader question of media freedom.

Part of the challenge, particularly in the new, very diverse media environment which exists, is around media literacy and how that is going to be addressed. I would argue that the responsibility lies as much with media outlets as the education system. What are the witnesses' views on how we can enhance media and digital literacy?

While there is the challenge of ensuring fact-based news, there is also a challenge around our defamation laws. They have been in need of reform for a long time. The witnesses might speak generally to this but also to the question of politicians who look to take legal cases against media outlets and whether that has a chilling impact on those media outlets.