Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank everyone again for the work they are doing. We could continue this discussion for a long time. I return to Dr. Culloty's point on funding trusted journalism. It is a broader issue. Advertising has collapsed in the traditional media. We see where the advertising markets are going. Equally, there is a duty of care among the public, to return to Ms Chapman's point, as to whether they want believe something or not. They will have to pay for content to get reliable news because it costs money to run newsrooms. That needs to be said repeatedly. It is why I advocate retaining the licence fee so that people make a contribution to pay for trusted news journalism. It costs money to run newsrooms and we should be prepared to fund them, not just the State but also from our own pockets.