Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 May 2021
Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht
General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed)
Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I apologise that I missed the presentation and I do not know what has been asked already. How important will the media pluralism commissioner be? The Bill makes reference to a child safety commissioner, but it merely provides that the Minister may appoint a child safety commissioner. I ask the witnesses to outline their views on the importance of that.
It was stated earlier that before the legislation was enacted, it would be doing young people a disservice if they were not afforded the opportunity to contribute their views. After this legislation is enacted, should children have an active role in this?
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