Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

That is a very interesting question. It is not just the media; politicians are all part of this as well and ultimately policy gets decided here. We get pulled in different directions every day, depending on the narratives that circulate on that particular day. With this challenge, probably more than any other, we have to deal with misinformation. Dr. Ní Shúilleabháin and Dr. Moran referred earlier to the rhetoric, the false narratives and the challenge of building trust. Is this simply dispelled by good communication campaigns from the Government or is more needed? It is a pervasive challenge. Did the assembly get into misinformation, disinformation and the polarisation of debate that ultimately infests politics and makes it very hard to make progress?