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 Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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It is too long. I said that at the meeting with our colleagues Ms Taaffe and Mr. Larragy. Three years is too long. This whole area of media is moving so quickly, but I suppose the review is helpful.

I will ask a specific question about local radio and local newspapers. All of us in politics who are from a rural background live and die by them. There are various schemes. The current scheme is being used for news reports. What is the measurement of its effectiveness? What other schemes and timelines for other schemes are there in the future?