Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not know if I am speaking out of turn, but is it possible for the BAI to furnish a copy of its submission to the committee? I say that in the context of the committee's ongoing wide-scale engagement with stakeholders regarding the Bill. The one key thing that came out, above all others, was the importance of an independent complaints mechanism. That is the one thing the majority spoke in favour of, apart from the tech giants, for obvious reasons. Although the Minister has set up the working group, the impression is given, and I raised this with her on occasion in the Chamber, that she is not for it. As Ms Craig said, I can understand the scale of the thing but if legislation is to be effective and if we are to future-proof it, it is important nothing is dismissed out of hand, even if it means tying in with Europe to see if there are additional resources, funding, etc., to make this happen. There is nothing worse than legislation that is not effective and does not achieve the purpose it set out to achieve. I am eager and curious to see what the witnesses suggest that would address some of the concerns we have about the importance of securing that.