Pauline O'Reilly (Green Party)
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Do the witnesses have any suggestions or advice for bringing the public on board?

We are now going into a phase where Coimisiún na Meán in particular is looking at regulations in respect of advertising. Many people are lobbying an coimisiún as to what they would like to see in those regulations and codes. My experience of several parts of the community is that it has been fairly patchy as to whether people have the correct information or incorrect information. I will speak about cycle lanes in particular because they are a hot topic in Galway, as they are in Dublin. It concerns me when incorrect information is put out. As politicians, we then have to combat incorrect information. That can be really challenging when not everybody is on the same wavelength. I am partly looking for advice and I am partly asking what the witnesses' organisations can do to be part of getting minute things over the line with proper information.