Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

As I said, given the examination I announced last week, I believe the terms of reference of the review of governance and culture provide for that assessment of the impact of RTÉ’s commercial income. I believe this aspect might be expected to address the impact of sponsorship, product placement and advertising on delivering a service that has the character of a public service. Confronting the climate crisis is one of the primary challenges facing our society.

As Ireland's media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán is independent in the exercise of its functions and this is a requirement of European law through Article 30 of the revised audiovisual media services directive. It is neither appropriate nor legally permissible for me to direct Coimisiún na Meán as regards the content of its media service code, but it will be consulting in regard to the making of the code with a view to bringing in its new media service code before the end of the year.

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