Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion

Ms Una Fitzpatrick:

I know there is a network of Departments that might have digital aspects, which, again, is positive. One interesting insight would be the recent Electoral Reform Act. Part 5 of that contained provisions relating to misinformation, disinformation and online behaviour. That happened through the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage but at the same time, we have the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill, which is through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sports and Media, and the Digital Services Act, which is through the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and those dots have not been connected in terms of how those work together. That is a practical example of where issues can arise.

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