Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate Ms Curtis and Ms Craig on their recent appointments. It would be appropriate for this committee to write to formally thank Pauric Travers and Michael O'Keeffe for their work and public service.

I wish to take up the staffing point. Perhaps it is about the numbers and scale of staff. Will the witnesses outline to us what are the current number of staff with the BAI? Given the likely functions that will be devolved to the new media commission, of which the BAI will form a significant part under the Online Safety Media Regulation Bill, what are the numbers and scale of staff the BAI anticipates will be required in order to meet the obligations under that legislation? If, as may seem likely, the new media commission is the designated contact point in Ireland for the implementation of the Digital Services Act at EU level, what does the BAI anticipate as being the level of and scale of staff required to ensure that the work can be done effectively?