Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 22:

In page 8, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2009

6. Section 2 of the Act of 2009 is amended by—

(a) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “electronic communications network”:

“ ‘electronic communications network’ means transmission systems, whether or not based on a permanent infrastructure or centralised administration capacity, and, where applicable, switching or routing equipment and other resources, including network elements which are not active, which permit the conveyance of signals by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic means, including satellite networks, fixed (circuit- and packet-switched, including internet) and mobile networks, electricity cable systems, to the extent that they are used for the purpose of transmitting signals, networks used for radio and television broadcasting, and cable television networks, irrespective of the type of information conveyed;”,

and

(b) the insertion of the following definitions:

“ ‘hosting service provider’ has the same meaning as it has in the Terrorist Content Online Regulation;

‘Terrorist Content Online Regulation’ means Regulation (EU) 2021/784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online;”.”.

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