Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The amendment seeks to ensure there will be a minimum period for the public consultation on media service rules or codes. While I expect the commission to operate best practice, I would like a minimum period to be set in law to ensure there will be proper public consultation. Sometimes if there is just a two-week period of consultation, for example, and if that falls over a Christmas period or the month of August, there is not the same level of public engagement that might otherwise be got.That is why I have looked for a minimum of 30 days.