Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

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

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

2:00 am

Mr. Peter McCarthy:

To add to that, we take pride in being the diverse voice as opposed to the national broadcaster, RTÉ, or TG4. We are seen to challenge things and, as Ms Ní Chaoindealbháin said in the opening statement, to have that media plurality. That is why, from our perspective, we want to ensure we continue to do that, continue to challenge and continue to ask the tough questions of the Government and generally around Ireland as well. From our perspective, it is very expensive to put on these shows, given the good quality and diverse nature of them. That is the main reason for the-----