Ms Tríona Quill:

In terms of the network of regulators, as my colleague, Ms Greene, pointed out, the DSA is a very wide piece of legislation. It is what is called a horizontal measure. It deals not just with content, as such, but also with issues of consumer protection like illegal goods being for sale online etc. I imagine a number of regulators need to be considered in round C. It may not be one single regulator that has any responsibility under the DSA. Those are the sorts of issues our colleagues in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment are teasing out to see what regulators have any role under the DSA and who will ultimately be the digital services co-ordinator. A number of regulators will be involved in one way or another in the DSA and future legislation. Increasing co-operation across regulators is going to be an important feature in future for us all to look at.

In terms of the issue raised about the Zoom call, the Deputy will understand I am not familiar with the detailed circumstances but, in general, services like Zoom can potentially be designated by the media commission to be regulated. As the Deputy is aware, the framework is that video-sharing platforms automatically come within the scope and then the media commission can designate other platforms based on their risk profile.

Something like a videoconferencing platform is potentially in scope there. There will always be a role for the Garda. If a matter is criminal in nature, it will primarily be for the Garda to address. Our legislation will provide additional tools that are available to ensure platforms are doing all they can to minimise illegal or harmful content on their services. At a systemic level there are things within the scope of the legislation that would be helpful.