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

Photo of Malcolm ByrneMalcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I realise that but I will just make this final point. This is why it is crucial in regards to misinformation and disinformation. If the Press Council is admitting purveyors of misinformation or disinformation or those who are pursuing a particular political agenda - whether this is coming from the far left or far right, to be blunt - this is critical to this because this is what the legislation-----