Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Commissioner. It is an honour to have her at our meeting. She mentioned the draft Digital Markets Act which is being worked on by the EU, along with the Digital Services Act. It sets out some rigid and non-negotiable rules for a lot of tech businesses, regardless of circumstances. Is there any concern in the EU that it is a bit over-specific and inflexible and might lead to unintended consequences? When I say “unintended consequences”, I am talking about the whole issue of sideloading. There are concerns that this could allow incidents such as software holding user data to ransom and letting children bypass parental controls and, indeed, that it could lead to potential piracy. Given the proposed draft, does the Commissioner have any concerns with what is there as this is seen to be non-negotiable at present?