Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Local and European Elections 2024 and Subsequent General Election: Discussion

Mr. Art O'Leary:

I thank the Senator. There is an awful lot in what she has asked. She used a specific example for incitement that would not be a matter for An Coimisiún Toghcháin. It would be a matter for Coimisiún na Meán to deal with as part of its online regulation. We are working purely in the electoral space. Even if something happens during an electoral period or campaign period, it does not necessarily mean that An Coimisiún Toghcháin is automatically responsible for it. We will, however, be working very closely with Coimisiún na Meán in this area.