Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for coming in today. The presentations so far have been really interesting. Deputy O'Rourke spoke about expert climate journalists and climate scientists and the idea that impartiality and fairness can lead to balance. We have moved away from climate change being an opinion; it is a stated fact. Is it possible to do fact checking on programmes where there is debate? Sometimes we have unscientific populist nonsense. I sometimes hear it in the Dáil and I think, "Jesus, Christ, are we still here?" It is infuriating to listen to. Has the BAI ever considered fact-checking a political programme if somebody says something which is outlandish and incorrect? Would the BAI have any role there?