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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) (27 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Yes, we can.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: The case is very well made. I thank Senator Byrne for his questions. As Senator Warfield is not available I will make a contribution. I thank the witnesses so much for covering this entire sector, up, down, inside and round about again. We very much appreciate that. From my knowledge of my colleagues, the witnesses are speaking to the converted. Many of us have been watching TV over the...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: It brought me back to many moons ago and a famous producer and director, Shane Connaughton, putting the village of Redhills, County Cavan, firmly on the map globally. The impact of that on such a tiny village was phenomenal. We would like to see more of the same. There is no reason a screen tourism mapping of the island could not continue for many years after such an event. Perhaps that...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Ms Callery makes a very compelling argument. We can all hear that in her voice. Speaking as someone who worked in the arts, it is frustrating to think of the creatives who have to go through the tedious job of putting applications together for the patchwork of funding and convincing people to give them money. That happens even before they enter the real creative process of making a...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank all of our witnesses-----

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: That brings the meeting to a natural conclusion. I thank Ms Kirby, Ms Hamilton, Ms Callery, Mr. McCabe and Mr. Hickey for their insightful, helpful and enthusiastic presentations to the committee. We really appreciate it and it will be very helpful to us as we continue our pre-legislative scrutiny. I also thank my colleagues for their insightful engagement with our guests. We will...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Business of Joint Committee (26 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I welcome members and our guests. I have some housekeeping to do, so I hope everyone will bear with me. We will then get into the formal introductions. There is one item of committee business to address before I call our witnesses to present. Can I take it the draft minutes of our public and private meetings on 19 and 20 May are agreed and no matters arise from them?

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)

Niamh Smyth: This meeting has been convened in the context of the committee's pre-legislative scrutiny of the online safety and media regulation Bill. In our first session, we will meet representatives from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC. The witnesses will be joining us remotely. Unfortunately, that is how matters must be at the moment, but it is still good. I welcome Ms...

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)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Ms Gibney for her detailed presentation. Two members have indicated, Deputy Munster and Senator Byrne. I remind members we are not using a rota for speaking slots this session and they must instead indicate. Members should be mindful this is a shorter session. I will ask them to be as concise in their questions.

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)

Niamh Smyth: I fully agree and do not think that any member would disagree. I thank the Deputy for her line of questioning and the witnesses for responding.

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)

Niamh Smyth: I thank our guests. I have a question for them myself. The theme of harmful content and hate speech has been something that has reoccurred on numerous occasions with many of our presenters to date. With regard to the objectives and functions and the membership of the new media commission, are the representatives satisfied sufficient oversight, checks and balances exist within the general...

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)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Dr. Michael. That concludes our session today. I thank Ms Gibney and Dr. Michael for being with us. Their statements have been most insightful and helpful. I also thank my colleges for their questions.

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)

Niamh Smyth: We are now into our second session. Colleagues and our guests are very welcome. We are joined by representatives of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Digital Rights Ireland to discuss the general scheme of the online safety and media regulation Bill. I welcome the following witnesses who will be joining us virtually via Microsoft Teams: Mr. Liam Herrick, executive director of the...

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)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Herrick for that comprehensive opening statement. I ask Dr. McIntyre to address the committee on behalf of Digital Rights Ireland.

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)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Dr. McIntyre. He has put another slant on our thinking in his presentation today. I move to my colleagues. They are limited to three minutes each because it is a shorter session. I call Deputy Munster.

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)

Niamh Smyth: I ask the witness to bring her contribution to a close because we have gone over time. I want to give Dr. McIntyre the opportunity to respond to Senator Byrne.

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)

Niamh Smyth: What are the witnesses’ thoughts or views on the definition of cyberbullying in the Bill?

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)

Niamh Smyth: That brings the meeting to a natural conclusion. I thank Mr. Herrick, Ms Cronin and Dr. McIntyre for their presentations. The meeting has been most insightful and we had a good opportunity to interrogate those ideas and thoughts. It will certainly assist the committee in our pre-legislative scrutiny as we proceed. I also thank members for their engagement. We will adjourn until 12.30...

International Travel and Aviation: Statements (25 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I welcome the proposals and the action that will happen, we hope, in regard to the new EU digital green certificate. The scheme should be seen in the most positive light. It gives us the opportunity to reopen the country. The Oireachtas tourism committee, of which I am Chairman, has had representatives of the tourism recovery task force, the hospitality sector and the Restaurants...