Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank and welcome the witnesses.

I will start with a question for all the groups. I know from experience that some LGBT organisations have been super-complainants for social media companies. One of our witnesses today mentioned time consuming monitoring of media. Do any of the organisations, or perhaps groups under their umbrella, work on monitoring and should that ever be the responsibility of non-governmental organisations or campaign groups?

My second question is also for all the groups. Do they engage with media organisations such as TV stations, newspapers or social media companies directly or would they be more inclined to engage with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, BAI, or Coimisiún na Meán if they had issues. Have they had issues in the past?

It is great to have Age Action here. Modern society is obsessed with beauty and image. I appreciate that older people who very much have a fire burning inside are sidelined and their wisdom is often ignored. Does Age Action think advertising is a bigger issue than commissioned content? When I look at TV during the day, the ads are targeted at older people. Does advertising push stereotypes more than produced content?

I will put those questions to the floor and come back for a second round.