Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport

General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Alison Comyn (Fianna Fail)
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One of the things I found very frustrating in the last couple of years of working as a journalist was the misinformation and disinformation online. It is just such a battle. The facts are just not juicy enough for people anymore. I know there is a lack of trust which has come from that, which is really frustrating because obviously we have rules and regulations we are trying to adhere to. Do the witnesses think the Bill is going far enough in trying to address the issue of disinformation and online misinformation? If not, where do we need to improve?