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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: Essentially, a precedent is set.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: Can that can happen very quickly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: I do not think we should name entities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: It is on the public record so we have to be fair to them as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: We are way over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: There may be some time. I thank the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: Who was the first question for?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: Ms Costello mentioned in her opening statement that the advertising industry will grow to €1.23 billion this year. Do we have a breakdown by sector in that regard? How much of that applies, for example, to the transport sector?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: I imagine the ASAI is challenged in that regard. The sponsor is sponsoring a show for a reason. The show might be all about the importance of climate action and a sponsor that wants to sell its product can creatively disguise the fact that its product does not align with climate action and might, in fact, pull against it. How can the ASAI get around that? Is it resourced well enough to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: Does Ms Twomey have concerns in that regard? Sponsorship is a challenging area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: The code is within the remit of the ASAI.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: Who regulates that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: It would be helpful to us to clarify that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: It seems to be a very grey area and a challenging one. People watch these programmes and want to make the right choice, and then the show is sponsored by some company and they go off and make purchasing decisions they think are the right ones but which may not be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: Senator Boylan, did you want to come in briefly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: Thank you for that, Ms Twomey. Mr. White, did you want to comment on sponsorship of programming or our print media?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: Thank you for that, Mr. White. It is after 2 o'clock. I do not know if anybody else wishes to ask a quick question or make a brief comment before we finish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: That is good.