Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 June 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)

Ms Tríona Quill:

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland does not have the authority to bring in a levy. There has to be a statutory basis for it. It cannot at this stage bring forward a levy.