Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion
Mr. Robert Mourik:
What we hope that this Bill will achieve is that the enforcement regime will be effective, proportionate and dissuasive; that when operators see the powers that we have, there will be a culture of compliance within the companies; the companies will proactively try to meet the standards they need to meet; and we will not have to resort as much to compliance action or use it as much as one thinks. We really want to drive forward that culture of compliance. It is not just about fines. This Bill gives us a bigger and better toolkit in general. There are prohibition notices, interim measures, settlements, etc. All that contributes to it being a more effective enforcement regime.
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