Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 10 May 2018
Working Group of Committee Chairmen
Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach
10:30 am
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
My question is about the media. In recent years, there has rightly been a big call for a robust debate around the issue of abortion, for all information to be put before the people and for the people to have access to all the issues around this critical human rights issue. With Google's decision yesterday, many people feel that the rules relating to this issue have been changed mid-flow. For this generation, one of the most important pathways for the flow of information regarding any issue is the Internet. This has been a decision by an international monopoly to a certain extent. The adverts involved have been generated by Irish people to speak to Irish people. According to the media commentators, it is unprecedented. Has there been any discussion between anybody in Government and Google regarding this decision or the issue in general?
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