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Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Chair and the witnesses. I am conscious that Ms Gibney was before the Seanad Special Committee on the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU on Monday. It has been a busy week for her before the Oireachtas committees. I agree with Deputy Munster’s point about some of the disability organisations. I will ask about two specific issues. The first, which has been raised with...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: It would be useful for this committee to receive a further submission. Given that we will be debating the super-complaints mechanism, a further submission on the matter would be helpful.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the witnesses. I will push back on some of the assertions made by Mr. Herrick and Dr. McIntyre. We have accepted that the era of self-regulation by the technology companies is over and I get the point about criminal activity. Part of our responsibility as legislators, however, is to deal with the very real challenges around online bullying and harassment, and the real harm caused...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Apologies for interrupting, but is the solution for us then to more clearly define that aspect as part of the proposed Bill? Are the mechanisms we are proposing fine, provided we have clearer definitions?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I am afraid I am going to challenge Mr. Herrick's and Dr. McIntyre’s assertions. They make the point that these are vague definitions around what is regarded as online harm. There are people already determining what is online harm. Facebook and Twitter have their community standards, over which we as legislators have no control. Already, we have a situation determining what can go...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electoral Reform (24 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for taking this issue, which I know he feels strongly about. In 2013, the constitutional convention recommended that we reduce the voting age to 16. The programme for Government negotiated among our three parties had a very clear commitment around ways in which we can look at enhancing the role of young people in society and how we can support youth...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electoral Reform (24 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I would certainly favour the extension of voting at 16 to all elections but, as the Minister of State is aware, that will require a constitutional amendment whereas the scope is there, on a legislative basis, to change it in time for the local and European elections. The evidence again suggests that, along with political education, if we encourage young people at 16 and 17 to vote, they...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Is mian liom dhá ábhar a ardú. Aontaím le Seanadóir Cummins agus Seanadóir Carrigy faoin ngá le díospóireacht ar na healaíona.I have often spoken in this House about getting clarity for theatres and arts and music venues. When the Government announcement is made this week on the arts, we need to have clarity. We also need it for dance and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Hear, hear.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank Mr. Holder for his presentation. I have been made aware of some of these issues by the North West Migrants Forum, which has been quite active in raising some of the concerns. As the Chairman said, we must make specific recommendations. I am thinking about non-EU migrants, including asylum seekers and refugees. Much of the information about the impact of all of this is not out...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Can Mr. Holder tease that out? I understood that the voter arrangements Ireland and the UK had are because there was a reciprocal arrangement entered into. Can he tease that out more for us?

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: There have been some crucial points made there. If there were a second independence referendum in Scotland - I supposed there is no certainty on this - and if Irish voters were to be allowed to vote in it, would that be a matter for the Scottish Parliament or Westminster? Can Mr. Holder be clear on that? I am curious about the issue of citizens who arrive in Dublin Airport, as Mr. Holder...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Sorry to interrupt, but I am having difficulty hearing Mr. Allamby.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the witnesses. I agree with them that we are seeing co-operation. It is most welcome. My concern is that if the UK starts to move away from the European Convention on Human Rights, it will have significant implications on data sharing and co-operation in the areas of policing and security. I would like to hear the views of the witnesses on whether the UK Government will move away...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I want to focus on content more generally. I thank all the witnesses for their presentations. We are in a changing media environment. For us, as a small country, it is very difficult for us to get Irish stories out, through either Gaeilge or Béarla. It is important to do so regardless of the landscape we put in place. I have several questions on that. We have heard from Mr. Coveney...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I have a specific question from Dr. Carpenter on prominence. A question arises as to what constitutes the ideal funding model. Could we hear from Dr. Carpenter, Mr. Rory Coveney and Mr. Peter McCarthy on the model we should consider? For me, it is about the creation of content.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: This is becoming a quite interesting conversation. One of the things I would like to praise all of the witnesses, from Sky, TG4, Virgin Media and RTÉ, is their role in news and current affairs programming in covering the pandemic and providing factual information. It does stress the importance of quality trusted news. How we want to address it is going to be one of the biggest...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I am happy to hear from-----

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I would praise all the witnesses for their work in that area. The challenge in an increasingly global media environment when we are using more and more devices is that this will be difficult. What should we be seeking to ensure the media commission does to allow all of broadcasters as news channels to be able to provide that trusted voice?