Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 20 May 2021

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht

General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Peter McCarthy:

Yes, I agree. All of the indications are that the audiovisual media industry and the consumption of non-air content is growing, and it will continue to grow. It is not something that is going to stand still. We have seen the sea change even in the past ten to 15 years. The regulator will need to tool up and be able to deal with the amount of regulation it will have to apply and enforce. I agree with Mr. Esslemont's comments.