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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)

Niamh Smyth: The Senator has asked direct questions that require specific answers, including figures and all the rest. We will begin with Mr Ó Broin.

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)

Niamh Smyth: We will have to move on to allow our other witnesses an opportunity to answer the question. I do not feel the question was answered, but anyway, we will move on to Mr. Costello.

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)

Niamh Smyth: We will have to leave it at that, I am afraid. I have indulged the Deputy for a little longer than his five-minute slot. I thank him. I appreciate his good line of questioning. It comes to me now. I thank our guests for their presentations. They have been most helpful to our work and our deliberations. To me, social media platforms are currently like the Wild West - anything goes. 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) (19 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I will stop Mr Ó Broin there. He made a very good point about community standards. Can he explain to the committee exactly what Facebook's community standards are? I was part of a very interesting debate with the Irish Independentlast weekend where two very reputable and highly respected journalists, Mr. Kevin Doyle and Mr. Philip Ryan, talked about exactly that point of community...

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)

Niamh Smyth: Can Mr. Ó Broin provide specific examples of what breaches in those community standards are for the purposes of 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) (19 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: If somebody makes a complaint to Facebook that he or she has been the victim of relentless verbal assaults, does Mr Ó Broin consider that breaking its community standards?

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)

Niamh Smyth: Does Mr Ó Broin have any concerns in terms of that feeding into the erosion of democracy when it comes to journalistic experiences of online platforms?

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)

Niamh Smyth: I am going to stop Mr Ó Broin there. I must say, I have major reservations over what exactly Facebook's community standards are. I do not believe he fully answered the question. I must move on, however. Can Mr. Costello answer some of the queries I have raised?

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)

Niamh Smyth: Can Mr. Costello answer the specific question on how long it takes for Twitter to remove harmful content about which it has received a complaint from a concerned individual?

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)

Niamh Smyth: So, we do not have a timeline.

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)

Niamh Smyth: I will put the same question to Dr. Bertram. How long does it take for TikTok to remove harmful content where, for instance, somebody feels they are being subjected to continual verbal assault or where somebody is being victimised on the platform?

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)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Dr. Bertram for answering the question. I hope my colleagues will indulge me for the last couple of seconds with regard to the witnesses' engagement with An Garda Síochána, which I believe is extremely important. We know it obviously receives many complaints and has received them from journalists and concerned parents. I will ask Facebook the same question in terms of its...

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)

Niamh Smyth: How quickly does it get that information in response?

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)

Niamh Smyth: I ask the same question to Mr. Costello.

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)

Niamh Smyth: It is a very direct process in terms of Twitter's engagement with An Garda Síochána.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for his results based environmental agri pilot programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27011/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (20 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress regarding the implementation of the Framework for Consent in Higher Education Institutions: Safe, Respectful, Supportive and Positive: Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment in Irish Higher Education Institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26972/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the commitments in the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 to promote access in apprenticeship for traditionally under-represented groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26971/21]