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Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I move amendment No. 92: In page 69, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 116 of Principal Act 34.Section 116 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (16): “(17) No less than 25 per cent of monies spent by RTÉ on independent television or sound broadcasting in any given year...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Food Crisis: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I thank the witnesses for giving so freely of their time. There is no easy way of saying this, but I felt physically sick when I read the opening statement and saw that one death every 48 seconds is down to one every 36 seconds. Naively, I had hoped, against all the evidence that it would hold somewhere in and around where it had been and that the increase in the number of deaths would not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Food Crisis: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I have a very brief question. I would like to go back to the loss and damage aspect Mr. Byrne was speaking about there. I ask him to please correct me if I am wrong but my understanding is that the EU is not actually supportive of establishing a new facility under the UNFCCC to respond to loss and damage. Instead, it favours the scaling up and strengthening of existing facilities or...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Some of the Covid testing centres are due to close on 22 November. That will leave the entire midlands area without a dedicated testing service. I have been contacted by staff in Mullingar and by members of the National Ambulance Service, NAS, who are deeply concerned by this move and, in particular, the additional responsibility it will place on the NAS. Concerns relating to the NAS have...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I move amendment No. 98: In page 74, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(d) programming and services in the Irish language.”. These amendments seek to ensure that the commission bears in mind the need to give prominence to Irish-language content and broadcasters on interactive guides. The amendments also empower the commission to make rules requiring...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I will withdraw it. I reserve the right to come back to it on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I move amendment No. 107: In page 83, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “(e) that all measures taken under paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) shall provide the same protections for users of Irish language content as are provided to users of English language content, and that no service provider shall deny a platform to Irish language content unless for a reason under...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I have a clarifying question. It is quite possible I did not hear correctly what the Minister said. It makes no sense that there is an EU system for the protection of languages that we cannot extend or Irish is not entitled to the same level of protection as another EU language.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I may have misheard.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: That makes a little more sense.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I move amendment No. 138: In page 94, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “Online Safety for Consumers of Purchased Subscriptions 139Y.(1) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (a) 'Automatic renewal' means a plan or arrangement in which a paid subscription or purchasing agreement is automatically renewed at the end of a definite...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: No. We will withdraw it with a view to bringing it back on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I share the concerns raised by Deputy Munster. When speaking of the online world, we are speaking about a very different reality. Often people's behaviour online does not reflect the behaviour they exhibit when standing in front of someone. If an individual were to receive a sexually explicit message – via an app, let us say – would it be a defence to say the intent was not...

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue on behalf of my constituents in Longford-Westmeath. One thing that is very clear is that the approach to water policy in this country needs a drastic realignment. As well as the communication and engagement issues that have been spoken about, the very basics need to be got right. Today, in Westmeath, there is an 81-year-old man who lives...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I will make a brief comment on amendment No. 304. I take on board what the Minister has said. This amendment was proposed by Conradh na Gaeilge to allow the commission a role in establishing a grant scheme for the purpose of supporting and promoting good quality journalistic practices and standards around community, specifically in respect of the Irish language. In considering this...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I move amendment No. 306: In page 129, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: “Irish Cultural Works 159AA. (1) For the purposes of this section, ‘Irish cultural works’ are defined as works that satisfy the following criteria: (a) works of music that satisfy two of the following criteria: (i) the music or lyrics are composed or written by a resident of...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I move amendment No. 307: In page 129, line 40, after “cent” to insert the following: “, or in which the share of works in the Irish language, from 31 December 2030, is less than 5 per cent, and from 31 December 2035, is less than 10 per cent”. These amendments seek to replicate what is done in other member states, using powers given under the AVMSD. It is...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I will withdraw and resubmit.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I move amendment No. 315: In page 135, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “Obligation for Investment 159HA.(1) The Commission, following consultation with audiovisual media service providers, audiovisual and screen production companies established in Ireland, workers and businesses engaged in audiovisual production, Screen Ireland, RTÉ, Teilifís na...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I have one supplementary question on that issue. In light of the content of the Minister’s statement towards the end, has she reviewed the agreement that France made with the providers?