Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Local and European Elections 2024 and Subsequent General Election: Discussion

Mr. Barry Ryan:

I will give an update on Part 4 of the Electoral Reform Act 2022 and online political advertising, and where we are at with that. At the time, those provisions were notified to the European Commission, as we are required to do. The Commission issued a detailed opinion on those provisions. We have been working with them to iron out those issues. That is the first issue. Second, alongside that, an EU regulation is being proposed and developed that broadly mirrors what is in Part 4. That is now close to a conclusion. It is not an exaggeration to say we have been engaging with the Commission nearly on a weekly basis over the past year on that regulation. That is close to conclusion. The Spanish Presidency has made it a priority and wants to get it across the line. When it is across the line, we will clearly have to look at Part 4 to make sure it is in line with that EU regulation.

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