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Seanad: Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I welcome the Minister to the House. General data protection regulation, GDPR, often gets a bad rep but Europe should be rightly proud of the fact that we place a great emphasis on data protection and data privacy. I do not think anybody intended when GDPR was being designed that we would have seen a case like the Dwyer case where, essentially, the data privacy protection regimes would be...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister. I hope that we will be able to move through Report and Final Stages a lot more quickly than we moved through Committee Stage as we considered many of these issues in detail during those debates. I put on record our thanks to the Minister and her officials for their engagement not only in this House, but also privately, in seeking to address some of the concerns and...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: This amendment goes some way towards addressing some of our concerns and ensuring that child safety is at the core of the functions of an coimisiún. I am very happy with the Minister's amendment and will strongly support it. As for our concerns about the right to privacy and reputation, I will not reiterate the point that we raised on Committee Stage but the Minister will be aware that...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I move amendment No. 8: In page 18, lines 39 and 40, to delete “and in particular the interests of children, are protected” and substitute “including the rights to privacy and reputation, are protected”.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I move amendment No. 9: In page 18, after line 40, to insert the following: “(c) in particular, that the interests and safety of children are protected, and this inform all its policies and practices,”.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I move amendment No. 10: In page 19, line 9, after “cultural,” to insert “socio-economic,”.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: We are happy to withdraw our amendment in light of the Government's amendment that specifically addresses our desire to include the phrase "socio-economic". We think that the Government's amendment, which also makes reference and addresses some of our concerns and makes reference to “linguistic, socio-economic, and gender diversity”, is a stronger amendment, which is welcome.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister for these amendments. I certainly endorse the comments of Senator Carrigy. The Minister will also be aware of our Oireachtas committee report, which dealt with the abuse of officials, sportspersons and referees in particular. There is particular reference to the online abuse that is also being experienced. The Minister has included media literacy. There will be a...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I echo Senator Cassells's comments. Amendments Nos. 30 and 35 will do a significant amount to address the concerns we raised on Committee Stage. While the lead Departments are obviously involved, it will be important for this media commission to address those key issues, including children's safety, which is why we wanted consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability,...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: We discussed these amendments extensively on Committee Stage. We will not move any of them, but they speak to a general point about the exclusion of members of a local authority. From the perspective of the Government, we have raised the point that the continued exclusion of local authority members from a range of roles and boards is not acceptable. We have made that point in the context...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I am delighted the Minister has indicated she will accept the suggestion we are putting forward, which we think will be very useful. As those of us who sat on the Oireachtas committee know, some of the most insightful contributions and testimony were provided by the groups of young people who contributed. Moreover, the experience of the Australian eSafety Commissioner is that her engagement...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I agree with Senator Cassells's comments. I raised the fact that I have a problem with amendment No. 81 on Committee Stage. The amendment states "A broadcaster shall not broadcast ... an advertisement which seeks to promote speculative financial activities". We are all familiar with the advertisements saying that the value of a person's investment may go up or down. Banks and other...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I move amendment No. 100: In page 81, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “and (c) contact details of the person or persons designated as responsible for online safety at the named service.”.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I do not intend to speak at any length on amendments Nos. 100 and 125 on the basis that the purpose of Report Stage is to report on Committee Stage, and not simply to repeat the arguments of the previous Stage of the Bill. I believe that brevity is a virtue. I acknowledge the extensive discussions we have had with the Minister's officials on this but, on amendment No. 125 in particular, I...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I move amendment No. 125: In page 87, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “(2) Where an offence under any of the relevant statutory provisions has been committed by an undertaking and the doing of the acts that constituted the offence has been authorised, or consented to by, or is attributable to connivance or neglect on the part of, a person, being a director,...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: Now.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: Brevity is a virtue.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: Brevity can be relative. I am conscious that we, along with the Minister, have spent more than 30 hours in this Chamber-----

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: -----debating this. Extensive work was done by members of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media, and I am grateful for Senator O'Reilly's comments. I am talking about Senators Cassells, Carrigy and Warfield, who is not here with us.I sincerely thank the Minister's officials, who must be exhausted, and the Minister herself. A lot of work has gone into this but it is...