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Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Issues Facing Women in Sport: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I am keen to have somebody speak to the impact of social media on female participation. There is a certainly a concern around girls in their late teens dropping off because of social media pressure.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Issues Facing Women in Sport: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: The impact of social media on young people's participation in sport is so important but the witness is correct to point out that it is not just about young women. That said, it is an issue we need to address.

Seanad: Business and Covid-19: Statements (30 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I join others in welcoming the Tánaiste. I agree with Senator Keogan about the importance of social enterprise because as part of our recovery we do not just need an economic recovery, we also need to look at a social and community recovery. At the heart of that, I ask that we put young people first. That is important. Young people have made major contributions to help us through the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I am substituting for Senator Fitzpatrick, whom I thank. Given that all the previous speakers have come from the metropolises of the greater Dublin area and Cork, Mr. Cussen will not be surprised if I focus on some of the important rural issues. I echo the concerns expressed earlier in that I do not believe some of the personalised attacks have been helpful, but I believe it is important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: In Wexford, we are going through the development plan at the moment. Wexford County Council is one of the first in this regard. In Wexford, but also in many local authority areas, there is concern over rural planning. My argument is essentially that the difficulty for the Office of the Planning Regulator is its interpretation of "local rural area". There is a legitimate fear in many rural...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Maybe Mr Cussen could comment generally on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: May I interrupt? Let us say that I came from the village of Camolin or somewhere else in Wexford, one that did not have adequate water or waste water facilities to expand but to which I was socially and economically connected. If I was offered a site just out the road and was able to come up with the willow beds solution, would I be given an assurance that I would be able to continue living...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: It is related. Following on from Senator Cummins and my earlier question, the difficulty is that Mr. Cussen is saying to many people living in rural communities that they may not be able to build in some of our villages until Irish Water gets its act together and provides the requisite water and waste water services. That is the aspect-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Yes, but there are mechanisms, such as willow plants and other ways of treating-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I opposed many of those developments and I dealt with some of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I dealt with them, but the challenge we have here is that if there is not an alignment between the OPR and Irish Water, then we are not going to have balanced regional development. Our rural towns and villages will not be able to grow unless there is investment in water infrastructure. As the Chair is aware, we are going to have this debate for quite a while. I want to ask Mr. Cussen two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: We are certainly in agreement on that matter. I have one question now on densities and another on the appeals process in respect of An Bord Pleanála. I refer to the view that the OPR is trying to force higher densities on provincial towns. A town such as Gorey, for example, is no different from Newbridge, Navan, or Clonmel. The idea in respect of higher densities is that we must look...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the representatives of the BAI and the Data Protection Commission, DPC, for their presentations. I will begin with questions to the DPC. I welcome the fact that, in its recommendations, it mentions the new media commission dealing with all forms of online harm and states that these need to be covered. This has the potential to be one of the most powerful regulators in the State. I...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I apologise for interrupting Ms Morgan, but my question is around guarding against algorithmic bias where a social media company or others are setting up that process. I got the impression from my engagement with the officials that the media commission will be addressing this issue. It is key that it does. I want to know this issue is being addressed and that we have the necessary strength...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I ask Ms Morgan to comment on the broader issue of the level and expertise of staffing required given the range functions the new regulator will have.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: We are talking about big numbers already and we have not yet got to the online safety commissioner role and the support staff it may need.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I ask Ms Craig to comment on enforcement because it will be key that the commission has teeth.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I wish to tease out some of the last points that were made. I am also familiar with the story of the young woman - many of us may be - about whom Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan spoke. When we set up an online safety commissioner, we want to be able to assure that woman that this State regulator will be able to deal with the situation she faced and address such concerns. It is key that 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) (5 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Sorry to interrupt. I appreciate the principles are the same but it is different when regulating established broadcasters. What social media has done is that it has democratised this, and anyone can post anything. If a broadcaster like RTÉ broadcasts something that is way out of line, we can take action. It is a lot more difficult online. This comes back to the issue of publisher or...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I ask for the DPC's experience because part of it will be around these independent complaints. People will come to us with a complaint, such as a problem they have with something on Twitter. They say that Twitter is not taking action and ask what they can do. That is part of the challenge. I made the point about the DPC. Ms Morgan might clarify the number of individual complaints the DPC...