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- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I accept the subject matter is sexual conduct. I refer to how LGBT rights have been treated in our media and in the media of our neighbouring country. Due sensitivity to the convictions or feelings of the audience is one thing but what has happened is that the convictions of persons who do not really recognise the rights of transgender people have been given an equal footing with the...
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 116: In page 52, line 19, after “mental” to insert “, emotional”. This amendment seeks to add the term "emotional" to the list of developmental categories for children which should be respected in regard to making standards and practices on broadcasts depicting gratuitous violence or sexual content, effectively anything that may impair their...
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: In that context, I would especially urge the Minister to revisit the convictions point given that those convictions may be read alongside the moral development point. I appreciate the Minister is bound by the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. I may reserve the right to find another way to look at perhaps an additional point in regard to protection from emotional harm. However, in a...
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I did acknowledge that the debate has been better in Ireland than in other countries. Senator Cassells mentioned persons with a disability. Persons with a disability have found that many people seem to be offended by discussion of their sexual activity, for example. Persons with a disability have really had to push for visibility of their right to have relationships and be sexually active....
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 117: In page 52, line 19, to delete "moral" and substitute "emotional".
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 118: In page 52, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: "(ca) for the avoidance of doubt, in paragraph (c)(ii) sexual conduct shall not be construed to include educational materials which feature discussion of sexual content and seek to provide education on topics such as consent, sexual health and relationships,". This is a caveat to the same section we...
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the Minister very much. In this context I withdraw the amendment and reserve the right to reintroduce it on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 119: In page 52, line 21, after "that" to insert "advertisements and". This is on the issue of advertising and commercial communications.
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 120: In page 53, line 17, to delete "may" and substitute "shall".
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 121: In page 53, line 18, after "in" to insert "advertising or".
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 122: In page 53, line 18, after "of" to insert "advertisements and".
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 125: In page 53, line 22, after "sugars" to insert "or substitutes for breast milk".
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 127: In page 53, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: "(5A) Provision made for the purpose referred to in subsection (2)(d)(ii) may prohibit or restrict the inclusion in advertising or programmes of advertisements or commercial communications relating to the promotion of gambling or speculative financial activities likely to pose a significant financial...
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 129: In page 53, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “(6A) In preparing such codes, the Commission shall have due regard to— (a) section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014, (b) the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability, (c) the need to promote the Irish language in the...
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I accept some of the points, but I note that equality and human rights have not been specified in section 7. Again, that is an area where I have indicated an intention to table an amendment. I acknowledge that I have had constructive engagement with the officials in the Department on the matter. It would be appropriate for equality and human rights to be referenced because it is not a...
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 130: In page 53, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “(6A) In preparing such codes, the Commission shall have due regard to obligations under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act.”
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 132: In page 55, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “(9A) In preparing such rules, the Commission shall have due regard to obligations under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.”.
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 133: In page 55, line 18, to delete “3 years” and substitute “1 year” Amendments No. 133 relates to ensuring that the commission would prepare a report for the Minister on the operation of media service rules in the form or manner the Minister specifies. I hope that form or manner would include consideration such as the public duty on...
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I accept the Minister's point in respect of the three years if that is specified in the audiovisual media services directive, but I believe it is important that there is engagement from her, as Minister, within her time in office. This is a substantial set of new provisions. While I am happy to accept the proposal in the audiovisual media services directive in respect of three years rather...
- Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I will withdraw the amendment and reserve the right to reintroduce it on Report Stage.