Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

That is very good news. As I understand the Minister, the public will have an opportunity to contribute to the consultation on the Coimisiún na Meán code. With respect to advertising and regulation, we do this all the time and we have done it for very good reason, particularly in the area of public health and most notably with respect to regulating cigarettes and alcohol. There is a strong climate reason to regulate and to have very strong oversight of how money is spent on advertising, programme sponsorship and product placement with respect to climate, but it is not just with respect to climate. When I think about cars, there is actually a public health argument there as well. With respect to car advertising, which is strongly linked to climate change, we need to move from a car-oriented society to one that is not. Separate to the climate argument, there is also a public health argument. All of these things need to be looked at very seriously. I again commend the Minister on the leadership she is showing in the matter.

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