Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 20 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. Rory Coveney:

The Deputy had a question on the issue of regulatory powers. The point we were making in our submission was that the powers that exist currently within the BAI, and which are being transposed across in regard to broadcasting, are pretty far-reaching. As people will recall, RTÉ was the subject of a substantial regulatory investigation in 2012, and the powers that are now being extended to other players already exist. That is the point we were making. We do not believe they need to be strengthened in regard to broadcasting as they are already there.

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