Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 December 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Jennifer WhitmoreJennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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I know that, but RTE is a public broadcaster. There is a responsibility as a public broadcaster to lead the debate on this. Has this been raised as a policy issue with senior managers, that they are uncomfortable or feel that it undermines the work the witnesses are putting in if the station is also broadcasting ads that cause the issues the witnesses are actively trying to educate people about?