Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 30 March 2023
Committee on Public Petitions
Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman
Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein)
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I thank Ms McKay for her comments. We are all aware of the financial pressure on the industry. Her predecessor spoke about the limited resources in newsrooms, the demands on journalists and the pressure to produce content throughout the day and how this can sometimes lead to mistakes being made. It is great to see the VAT reduction. I have definitely been keeping an eye on what has been going on in Australia, with social media companies being charged for the content they share that comes from traditional media. Hopefully, we can see progress on that in Europe.