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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Line Rental Charges: Discussion with Commission for Communications Regulation (14 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: I remind members to switch off mobile telephones. Apologies have been received from Deputies John O'Mahony and Terence Flanagan. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss with representatives of the Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg, the proposal by Eircom to reduce its wholesale line rental charges and ascertain whether such a measure would impact negatively on rural...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Line Rental Charges: Discussion with Commission for Communications Regulation (14 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: I thank Mr. O'Brien for his very detailed overview and clarification. Is he saying the accusation that there is a difference between rural and urban charges is unfounded? Can he clarify that fully for the committee? This meeting was called because allegations were made.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Line Rental Charges: Discussion with Commission for Communications Regulation (14 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: Does that mean there can be a price differential?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Line Rental Charges: Discussion with Commission for Communications Regulation (14 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: Does that clarify the point for Deputy Moynihan?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Line Rental Charges: Discussion with Commission for Communications Regulation (14 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: Thank you, Mr. O'Brien. Members of the committee can chat to you after the meeting if they need further information. I can tell that Deputies McHugh and Harrington are anxious to ask more questions on this issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Line Rental Charges: Discussion with Commission for Communications Regulation (14 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: Thank you for that. We have a very full programme of legislative issues for the next while. I thank you, nevertheless, and we would like to take that opportunity at some stage in the future. Members of the committee would like to visit your premises. I speak on their behalf in accepting your invitation. Thank you for what you brought to the committee today. It certainly brought some...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (14 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: We are now resumed in public session. The next item is COM(2013)18, proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure. It is proposed that this proposal warrants further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. The next items are COM(2013) 26, proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle in-patient and day case waiting lists in South Tipperary General Hospital; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14307/13]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: The purpose of this engagement is to hear the view of Google and YouTube on the abuse of social media, including the challenges posed by cyberbullying and online harassment. As I have said before, because social media is changing the way in which many of our citizens interact with one another, we thought it was important that the committee should become aware of the various facets of this...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: I am glad that Miss Duke's presentation points out that YouTube does take everything seriously, particularly any form of bullying. I have one question before opening the floor to members. Will Ms Duke, please, elaborate for the committee on the number of people referring to suicide on the site?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: Does this happen regularly, daily, weekly or monthly?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: Ms Frank feels parents have a key role to play in keeping on top of what their children do with social media and the Internet. How aware are parents of this role? I know of parents who are not properly informed as to what is going on with social media.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: We need clarification as to how we can make them more aware of this role.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: Who should drive such an information awareness programme? Is it the Government or the industry?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: That certainly would help. I call Deputy Seán Kenny.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: I call Senator Brennan, who had to plough through snow to get to today's meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: I thank the delegation from Google-YouTube for its openness. Its contribution will certainly help the committee in formulating its report. I acknowledge that the presence of Google-YouTube's European headquarters is vital in providing employment for young people here and that it is a success. With regard to the invitation to visit its headquarters, either some of us or the full committee...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: On behalf of the joint committee, I welcome Mr. T. J. McIntyre and Mr. Fergal Crehan from Digital Rights Ireland. I have no doubt that they are well aware of the reasons for this engagement and that we propose to compile a report for the Houses at the end of our consultation process. I will not read the statement on defamation as it was read earlier.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: Thank you both for staying within the time limit, which will give members an opportunity to ask questions. I call Deputy Michael Moynihan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: On the gap in the legislation, Mr. Crehan seemed to imply that digital rights were covered under section 13 of the Post Office (Amendment) Act 1953, whereas the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources stated the Communications Regulation (Amendment) Act 2007-----