Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport

Communications Regulation and Network Resilience: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Patrick Neary:

We have done a full review of the legislative powers available, primarily through the regulator, for information gathering and information reporting to ensure consumers get accurate and up-to-date information on a regular basis. We are looking to improve those powers. We have identified a vehicle to bring forward that legislation. We were in the midst, through the national cybersecurity Bill, of looking at the powers the Minister will retain in the event of a national incident, whether a cyber or physical incident. We are looking at how we can refine those information gathering powers for the Minister in particular.