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Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach and the Minister. I was keen to hear the Minister’s response before making my contribution. Again, this relates to the principle or language around this and it is important that we have something that reflects this in the legislation. My concern is around when we talk about the broader media environment and how we can effectively regulate what is...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I move amendment No. 96: In page 50, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(c) where programmes of a political nature are broadcast, that regard shall be had to the size of the political party or grouping by measurement of representation in the Oireachtas or results at elections in the preceding five years, in the allocation of time for such programmes.”.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I agree with the Minister. What is in section 46L comprehensively covers what is suggested in the amendment. If we should look at anything as having a chilling effect on broadcasting, I suggest it is probably more the defamation laws than anything else. It should be noted that no party leader or Government Minister is currently suing the broadcaster under the defamation laws. It is the...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I echo the comments of my colleagues. This underpins the reason we need a statutory broadcasting committee to be established. As the Leas-Chathaoirleach will recall, he ruled out of order my proposed amendment in that regard but this does speak to why some of those specific issues in respect of broadcasting need to be addressed. Having that statutory broadcasting committee within the...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I move amendment No. 100: In page 51, to delete lines 14 to 21.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I agree with the principle that we need to gambling control legislation. The House will recall that during the first session on this Bill my colleague, Senator Cassells, spoke with a good degree of passion around how we need to regulate that space, in particular around how there has to be close co-operation between the commission and gambling regulator. It is about more than advertising. I...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: The value of the product goes way down.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I will speak to amendment No. 128. This is not entirely clear to me. The Bill states that provision may be made for the purpose that may prohibit the inclusion in programmes of commercial communications related to trans-fats, fats, salts and sugars. If I am reading the amendment correctly, it proposes changing this so it shall be restricted. I am not sure about this. I might get guidance...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank all our guests. I join members in congratulating Dr. May on her role and wish her the best. It is important in this discussion to acknowledge the good work that is being done and that many of the NGBs are trying their best. The IRFU was mentioned as an example, but I think about some of the smaller codes. Cricket Ireland has done enormous amounts about inclusivity. That all needs...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: Maybe I should phrase it differently. Does Ms O'Connor believe that social media companies are taking the issue of online abuse sufficiently seriously?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: That reflects our experience in talking to people. The social media companies are not taking this issue, or the issue of online abuse in general, sufficiently seriously. That brings me to the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022, which is before us in the Seanad. We have concerns that the Department is not taking this issue sufficiently seriously. Mr. Ó Lionáin is...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I appreciate that Mr. Ó Lionáin cannot speak for the Department, but we cannot have one section of the Department operating in a space where it is not listening to the concerns being expressed by NGBs, the Federation of Irish Sport, sports stars and ordinary volunteers. We have heard from Ms O'Connor that the social media companies are not responding to this problem. I cannot...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank Ms McGrane and all of the panel. I have two general policy questions. One relates to the development of Creative Europe post Brexit, with the UK having decided to no longer take part in this programme. There is substantial collaboration between Irish artists in the creative industry here and artists in the UK. Where do the witnesses see co-operation developing? How can we ensure...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: How many have done that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: Will the witnesses address the content levy?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I am conscious that I am over time. I ask for a brief response on the content levy and how the witnesses envisage it operating. It would be useful to inform our debates.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: The AVMSD provides for a content levy to be introduced on streaming services here with a view to supporting independent production in Ireland and possibly partnering with some of the companies that the witnesses are working with in the audiovisual sector. From their perspective, how do they think that would best operate? If we legislate or provide for this content levy to be introduced, how...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (5 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State very much for coming to the House. I am very conscious that Government policy is to increase the number of people using public transport. Senator Casey and I come from Wicklow and Wexford respectively, for which the Rosslare rail line is particularly important.If we want to get people out of their cars and not using the M11 when travelling through our counties...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (5 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I appreciate that the Minister of State was reading from a pre-prepared reply, but that would be fine if we were representing the southside of Dublin and we would be glad to know about the improvement of the DART line, which is not what we asked about. We asked about improvements to the Rosslare rail line and clearly what has been provided by the Department of Transport and Irish Rail once...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: We have often spoken in this House about the importance of human rights informing our foreign policy. Our approach to what is happening in Ukraine has been very much based on our view that we cannot be politically neutral when human rights are being abused. This House has been very strong about the abuse of human rights in Belarus and the oppression under the Lukashenko regime. While much...