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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) (19 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: If Facebook does not have a specific turnaround time to remove harmful content and does not keep a record of individual complaints received, surely that would add weight to having an individual complaints mechanism through which people could go, if dissatisfied with the way Facebook operates.

Questions on Promised Legislation (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: After a series of delays and blunders, the new Drogheda Educate Together secondary school on the Mill Road is finally being given the go ahead. I have been contacted by the parents' building committee which is seriously concerned that the school is still only at the pre-planning stage and may not be completed until 2024 or later. This is despite the fact that the Minister, Deputy Foley,...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I welcome the Bill. It aims to limit the period for including the value of family farms or businesses to three years for financial assessment under the fair deal scheme, where the family successor continues to operate the farm or business for six years and takes over the running of the farm or business within three years. It is, indeed, a welcome reform. However, it is a real shame that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: 213. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Covid restrictions support scheme will be available to travel agents once they reopen; if so, the length that it will be extended given the fact that the situation in relation to foreign travel remains unclear and further given that deposits received by travel agents when they do reopen will be passed on immediately leaving them unable to pay...

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: That might help to explain it. Dr. Sweeney spoke about the number of current HAP tenancies. I have departmental figures relating to May 2020. The total HAP tenancies in May 2020 was 59,821. That is quite significant. I presume it has increased since then. The figures were broken down by individual local authority area. For Dr. Sweeney's own knowledge, the figure had increased to almost...

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: The HAP contract concluded between the local authority and the tenant sets out the HAP payment per month for the accommodation or the property and the HAP contribution for the tenant. Nowhere in the contract is the cost of the rent taken into account. That was a bone of contention for me when HAP was introduced back in 2014. It is as if we do not need to know the reality. Dr. Sweeney...

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: And value for money?

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: People often talk about how their parents purchased their house in their 20s. Now there are people who are in their 30s and even their 40s who are unable to secure home ownership. The average term of a mortgage loan is 20 to 25 years. There are people who are now in their 40s and retirement age is 65, or it could be 67 if the Government gets its way. Are we effectively working towards 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) (19 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: Yes. Does Facebook keep a record the number of individual complaints?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I did not get an answer on what the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, ISPCC, had said about the end-to-end encryption, that it would make Facebook's child abuse detection tool completely useless.

International Travel and Aviation: Statements (25 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: The aviation sector has suffered devastating consequences due to the pandemic. That was laid bare with Aer Lingus's recent announcement that it will be permanently pulling its cabin crew from Shannon Airport and there will be job losses in Cork for crew and ground staff. This is a terrible blow for the staff involved and their families. It is also causing increased anxiety for people...

Annexation of Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (25 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: We were all relieved to hear news on Friday morning of a ceasefire in Gaza after 11 days of bombardment and slaughter. More than 250 people were killed, the overwhelming majority of whom were Palestinian, including at least 65 Palestinian children. Gaza was subjected to the targeted shelling of houses and vital infrastructure like roads, electricity and water networks. There is nothing new...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: 235. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will appoint a restaurant representative and pub representative to the tourism recovery oversight group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28377/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: 236. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the names of persons or sectors who were appointed by Fáilte Ireland to the tourism recovery task forces (details supplied). [28378/21]

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: My apologies if I ask questions that have been previously asked. My first question is for TG4. Head 77 of the Bill references a 25% spend on Irish language programming, as is currently the case under the BAI. We need to ensure that is retained in the new Bill. Are there any specific measures the witness thinks would help promote Irish language media that are not currently provided for in...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I thank Mr. Esslemont. My next question is to the witness from RTÉ. Does he have a view on who should receive funding from the content levy? Mr. Coveney mentioned the difference in standards for advertising online versus traditional media. Does he think online advertising should be brought under existing regulation for TV and radio?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: Does Mr. Coveney have a view on who should receive funding from the content levy?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I ask Mr. Coveney to comment on the difference in standards for advertising online versus traditional.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I thank Mr. Coveney. My next question is to the witness from Virgin Media. He mentioned in his opening statement that the content levy needs to be fair and transparent. I ask him to outline what that might look like. If the levy is introduced, who should be liable to pay it and who should receive funding from it?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: If the content levy is introduced, who should receive the funding?