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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Had been removed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Were they removed by Facebook?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With respect, is it not obvious that Facebook needs to review its community standards? The series of attacks and outrageous actions that have taken place, clearly targeted at the executives in Quinn Industrial Holdings, not only put their safety at risk but also put at risk the jobs of the approximately 850 people who depend on their expert oversight of the respective companies. As another...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Ms Karen White should note that I appreciated very much Deputy Chambers' reference to the Ryan–Mathis case. Only for "The Late Late Show" last Friday, we would not really have known about the gravity of what had taken place in regard to the couple's experience. I commend Ryan Tubridy and "The Late Late Show" on having brought it to public attention. I really believe this is an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Ms White. I will hand over to Senator Alice Mary Higgins. Who else would I give the last word to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To add to that, the Senator will probably have noted that Deputy Connolly asked for that information. We had positive responses from Facebook and Twitter on providing a written reply. Mr. Meade is working towards that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Mr. Meade.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Senator must ask a question because we are about to finish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask each of the three groups to quickly respond to the two points, if they can after four and half hours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The panellists will have to give a crisp reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have never used the gavel but I am tempted. I ask Mr. Meade to please respond if he can.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Very good. Twitter is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No, the Senator is opening up an exchange that I am unable to accommodate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It might help.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The companies will be in correspondence with us. It would be important to get a written answer on that. Would the representative of Facebook like to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To summarise, the companies will write to us on these issues; Mr. Ó Broin will not just correspond with the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The companies will also write to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will circulate the correspondence to the Senator and to all of the Members. That would just about sew it up, Mr. Meade, because your organisation is going to write to us now anywa.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We most definitely will in the consideration of our report and recommendations. There is only one thing I am afraid of when I leave here today and that is that I might have vexed the Green Party. If I did, how could I ever face Deputy Ryan? He may make one brief intervention.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Joint Committee on Justice and Equality does not charge for advertising unlike our guests. I thank Deputy Eamon Ryan, Senator Alice-Mary Higgins and Deputy Martin Kenny for being here at the end. I thank each company for their opening statements and participation. I shall seize on the word "collaboration" and say that I hope that this will not be the last time that we will engage or...