Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 19 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)
Mr. Dualta Ó Broin:
I will focus on the content moderation question. We are aware of the hearing of the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment last week on this question and I think it was also discussed by that committee again this morning. I am happy to share a copy of the letter we sent in response to the Tánaiste when he wrote to us outlining the concerns that had been expressed to him. We have also written the Health and Safety Authority and are happy to engage with that regulatory body, or, indeed, any regulatory body in Ireland, in regard to the issue. Based on the hearings last week, it may be the case that we will be invited to appear before the enterprise committee to discuss the issue with our partner companies, but that invitation has not yet arrived.
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