Future of Media Commission
Deputy Bruton asked when the Future of Media Commission would report and whether the Government would make an announcement. The question was later grouped with the final batch of responses.
About half the population of County Cavan, more than 35,000 people, live in and around Cavan town and its environs. The area has a deprivation index of disadvantage. Within that, however, are areas that are designated as being very disadvantaged with a high lone parent ratio, age dependency, very high unemployment and very low levels of educational attainment. There is an urgent need to address disadvantage and deprivation in Cavan town, in particular, through youth services. We talked about the youth justice strategy last week or the week before. If we are serious about implementing that, we need to put resources into breaking the intergenerational deprivation and disadvantage in Cavan around youth. What plans are there to provide funding to support this?
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I believe the Taoiseach would be very appreciative of the role local media have played in providing accurate and reliable information throughout the Covid-19 process. There is an intense interest in work of the Future of Media Commission. I understand the Taoiseach met the chairperson. When will we see the product of its work? Will the Government be making an announcement in that regard?