Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Discussion with Chairperson-Designate

Photo of Malcolm ByrneMalcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that but Ms Craig will understand our concerns. The commission will have the potential to be one of the most powerful regulators in the State, given the scale of what is involved in regulating the social media companies. The commission will need teeth, and that is the concern of this committee. As Deputy Mythen has said, this will require highly qualified staff and also sufficient numbers.

If we leave aside the individual complaints mechanism debate and look at the more general regulation and understanding, particularly the Digital Services Act responsibilities, does the BAI believe it will be able to do it?

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