Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 December 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Classification of Film Appeals Board: Chairperson Designate

9:30 am

Ms Margaret Taylor:

The online world is like the Wild West and it is a challenge that will only increase as we go forward. The 1923 legislation is fantastic. It is six pages long and it is incredibly succinct compared to the Video Recordings Act 1989, which is 70 pages long. That is an observation that might be worth exploring. It is testament to the 1923 Act that it has stood the test of time. It was introduced when silent movies were out.

The film censor would probably be able to give the Chairman a much better view. The world is changing.