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Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Imelda Munster: Yes, spending on Traveller accommodation.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Imelda Munster: Is the position still the same? Has the Department not moved forward on that? The officials are aware of the Ombudsman for Children's recent report.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Imelda Munster: That is a pity.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Imelda Munster: I am sorry, I asked a question about the review.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (1 Jun 2021)

Imelda Munster: 267. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of a VAT rebate for static mobile home owners who have had to pay full fees for 2020 and 2021 despite not having access to their mobile homes for significant periods during that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29580/21]

National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)

Imelda Munster: I want to express disappointment with the allocation Ireland received under the recovery and resilience fund, which is €915 million out of a total fund of €750 billion. This is very small when compared to the allocations other states are receiving. I understand Poland, for example, is expected to receive €58 billion, with almost €25 billion of that in direct...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I welcome our guests. Will they expand on why they believe material that violates other laws, for example, laws on defamation, data protection and consumer protection, should be within the scope of this Bill? If the Bill was to be amended to bring them within the media commission's scope, would we be opening ourselves to too much crossover between regulators?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I have one other question. Ms Gibney referred to the Bill being amended to ensure that people with disabilities have meaningful access and can engage. Will she expand on what exactly IHREC would like to see explicitly included?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I thank the witnesses. I agree with that recommendation. Perhaps we could arrange, even if it means arranging an additional meeting for that purpose, to have representatives from disabled people’s organisations attend the committee.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: Dr. McIntyre's submission went into a great deal of detail about the problems with definitions in head 49, particularly the first two relating to the dissemination of illegal material and the provision on the prohibition of cyberbullying. How would he change those definitions? How can they be improved, in his opinion?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I have a couple of quick questions for Mr. Herrick or Ms Cronin. In his submission, Mr. Herrick said a voluntary statutory system should be introduced that would allow social media and other online platforms to opt in to an online harms code with specific attention to children and that a regulator would oversee these standards. What happens if providers choose not to opt in? Under head...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I was curious because Mr. Spratt said earlier that it was only in the last few days that he had heard about the problems in respect of Windows 8 and above and the fact that the test could not be accessed through approximately 50% of the devices used daily in Ireland. What sort of engagement has his Department had with the RSA in light of the fact that the number of people on waiting lists...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I apologise for being late, and apologise if I ask any questions that have already been answered. I turn first to the Joint Creative Audiovisual Sectoral Group. How do the representatives envision the creative content fund operating? Would it do so in much the same way as the sound and vision fund, or what would be the main difference between it and the fund the group is putting forward? ...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I thank Mr. McCabe, that is interesting. On the creative content fund, how would it operate in comparison to the sound and vision fund? Does anyone have any ideas on that? What would be the main differences between it and the creative content fund the Joint Creative Audiovisual Sectoral Group is proposing?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: The primary thing is that it would include funding for the development of projects. Is that what Mr. Hickey is primarily hoping for?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Imelda Munster: I have a question for Screen Producers Ireland. Its submission called for an amendment to the Broadcasting Act 2009. They are seeking the statutory spend of RTÉ and the independent production sector to be increased from €40 million to €80 million. Can its representatives talk me through that figure, how they came to it and why they think it is necessary?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jun 2021)

Imelda Munster: I raise the serious issue of the lack of a full-time Garda station and Garda presence in east Meath. The area has seen a serious increase an antisocial behaviour, drug crime and serious unprovoked attacks. Frantic calls for help have to go through to Ashbourne Garda Station, some 33 km away. When the Garda Commissioner reduced Garda divisions from 28 to 19, he promised increased visibility...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (15 Jun 2021)

Imelda Munster: 156. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 1 June 2021, the breakdown by sector and type of breach detected by the Workplace Relations Commission investigations in relation to the list of employment law breaches for County Louth. [31201/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (15 Jun 2021)

Imelda Munster: 157. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 1 June 2021, the breakdown by sector and type of breach detected by the Workplace Relations Commission investigations in relation to the list of employment law breaches for County Meath. [31202/21]