Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 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)

Ms Alex Cooney:

I would model it on the Australian example. It has many powers with regard to both public awareness and education. We mentioned earlier that it has the power, for example, to accredit and recommend online safety programmes, which makes a significant difference for a school seeking to book such a programme. It runs thematic campaigns as well. I know those issues are touched on in the Bill but they are not elaborated on. A lot of the detail remains to be addressed, but that is what we are seeking.

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