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)
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My question is for Screen Ireland, the Department or Coimisiún na Meán. Part 6 of the Bill considers the media fund and funding of public service content. It provides for user-generated content being eligible for public funding, including, for example, TikTok videos and others. The producer of this content would be posting from his or her account on these platforms. Would oversight mechanisms to assess the suitability of platforms for the distribution of that content be further scrutinised?

Do the witnesses think that is adequate?