Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 5, line 14, to delete "person" and substitute "online service, intermediary service provider and/or hosting service provider".

The amendments in this group are submitted to ensure and get confirmation that levies cannot be levied on an individual. I am disposed to supporting this legislation, but I am reserving my position depending on the explanation from the Minister of State in relation to aspects of this and the consideration of my party's amendments. I submitted these amendments to seek clarity in this regard. I wish to get confirmation from the Government that levies will only be collected from intermediary services and hosting services in order to fund the regulatory work of Coimisiún na Meán and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC. The wording in the legislation seems to indicate that levies could potentially be passed on to the individual. I ask the Minister of State to confirm that this will not be the case. If he cannot do so, I will press these amendments and will be left me in a position whereby I will not be able to support the legislation.

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