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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: Ms Craig mentioned that the public can make a complaint about programmes or commercial content separate to the advertising. Is the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, BAI, proactive or does it just act on complaints? Does the BAI look at what is broadcast, assess it, and report on it to say improvements are needed, or actually everything is being done quite well at the moment and there is no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: Notwithstanding the resources issues, which I appreciate, maybe it is not enough to wait for members of the public to say there is a problem with a particular TV show of whatever. Maybe there is a role for the BAI, on an annual basis, to look generally at how broadcasters are reporting on climate, and perhaps to track it over the years to see. It is fair to say that it has improved, and we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Senator Dooley and call Deputy O’Rourke to speak now, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: Thank you Deputy Cronin. Senator Pauline O'Reilly is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Senator O'Reilly. I believe Senator Higgins will speak from her office.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Senator Higgins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: No, I have to stop you there. We have to finish at 1 p.m. Other members have indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: The Senator is asking Ms Craig to use Senator McGahon's time to respond to her.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: I was about to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: There will be time for the Senator to contribute again shortly. I return to a point Deputy O’Rourke made about the Punch and Judy approach taken to climate reporting in some of the most watched and listened to programmes. It is separate from the climate literacy discussion. I have no doubt the people involved are professional and understand the issues. It is not a climate literacy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: It could be addressed to some extent in the guidelines the BAI is updating. On that point, members may be interested in contributing to that. I see the deadline is 21 December, which is probably very difficult for us given the timeline involved. If the BAI is open to receiving something from the committee after Christmas, we would certainly appreciate a little extra time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: I ask the witnesses to address my question on the Punch and Judy divisive approach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: I will go back to the point I made at the very outset about looking at how it is working on an annual basis. There is only so much the BAI can do with respect to guiding the sector, but there is probably a significant piece of ongoing research to track how it is going on a year-to-year basis. Perhaps it is for a third party, like the team in DCU, to do it. It is the kind of thing it would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Ms Craig. Does Senator Higgins want to come in for the final round?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank Senator Higgins. We would very happily receive anything the witnesses want to send in. We will circulate it to the members. It will help us with the formation of a report we will do on this series of sessions. We had some academics in last week and we have heard from today's witnesses but, unfortunately, we did not have the Press Council. We have written to the Press Council to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sustainable Energy Act 2002 (section 8(2)) (Conferral of Additional Functions - Energy Efficiency) Order 2022: Motion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: The purpose of this part of the session is to consider the motion on the Sustainable Energy Act 2022 (section 8(2)) (Conferral of Additional Functions - Energy Efficiency) Order 2022, which has been referred to this committee by the Committee on Standing Orders. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sustainable Energy Act 2002 (section 8(2)) (Conferral of Additional Functions - Energy Efficiency) Order 2022: Motion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister for his statement and invite members to ask any questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sustainable Energy Act 2002 (section 8(2)) (Conferral of Additional Functions - Energy Efficiency) Order 2022: Motion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: As we are in public session, I propose we go into private session to hear from the officials.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sustainable Energy Act 2002 (section 8(2)) (Conferral of Additional Functions - Energy Efficiency) Order 2022: Motion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: We will go into private session, if the committee agrees. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sustainable Energy Act 2002 (section 8(2)) (Conferral of Additional Functions - Energy Efficiency) Order 2022: Motion (6 Dec 2022)

Brian Leddin: Are there any other questions.