Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport

Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Sinéad GibneySinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)

I am afraid I am going to wrap up that answer there. I apologise for talking over Ms Bleahene but I have other questions for other witnesses. I urge RTÉ to consider this because it was helpful as a tool to IHREC as a State agency. It ensures RTÉ cannot let itself move away from the equality, diversity and inclusion, EDI, obligations that all State agencies and institutions should have in representing everybody within the country. That is the reason I see it as a positive aspect of the legislation.

I will move to Coimisiún na Meán. I welcome the expanded role of the coimisiún in regulating and supporting our media landscape and the provisions in this Bill for levies to support its work. Are there issues or limitations regarding the resourcing of Coimisiún na Meán or are the proposed provisions sufficient to support its expanded role under the Bill?

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