Mr. Michael O'Keeffe:

I will start on that and I will then bring in Ms Craig. I apologise to Senator Byrne for the technical issues but I was not dodging his questions. This has never happened to me before in the time we have been using Microsoft Teams.

Online safety is a new area. The reason the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland is involved is that we are a body that has been involved in regulating harmful content for many years. We are a principles-based regulator and it is around principles. The principles are very similar as they are around hate speech, protection of minors and advertising, although that is slightly different. Those principles form the basis of our regulation. This is starting something from scratch. There has never been an online safety commission in this jurisdiction and the question is who we get involved in it. I think we should get people or a body that has experience, perhaps not absolutely in this area, but in areas that are similar. Other jurisdictions are looking at this. The UK is giving responsibility to OFCOM in this area. Australia, which is the first example I am aware of, appointed a separate online safety commissioner, but associated or attached to the Australian media regulator. The same kind of principles are involved.

That does not mean it is not complicated or complex, and it absolutely is. Some of the other elements will be more straightforward for us, as a regulatory body.