Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 February 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Operation and Resourcing of Coimisiún na Meán: Digital Services Commissioner

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Let us say there is a really high turnover of staff. Experiential learning is really essential for this type of work. God love those workers but it really is. If there is that really high turnover of staff, the platform will have no control over that. It has no control over the personnel who are doing this work. I appreciate Dr. Evans's answer. I really would strongly encourage him to put some focus on this area not because of the workers' rights element, but for the sake of efficiency and the need to keep that kind of function close.

If I may, I will ask one very brief last question. It relates to small and medium enterprises and microbusinesses. Concern has been expressed to our office, and I am sure others have heard it as well, that compliance might be financially burdensome. Dr. Evans mentioned that he would ensure that duplication and other such burdens are avoided. Is there anything else that can be done to alleviate the burden on small and medium enterprises and microbusinesses? They really want to play their part put they are flat to the mat and stretched to the limit at the moment.

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