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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Colm Brophy: Twitter would not want to be considered a publisher under any circumstances.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Colm Brophy: That is what I do not understand because that is where Twitter blurs its own line every single time. The company makes editorial content judgments every time it makes one of these decisions in the same way that a newspaper or broadcast organisation makes editorial judgments when it transmits, yet it says it is not a publisher.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Colm Brophy: Those are editorial judgments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Colm Brophy: That is very similar to what an editor of a newspaper would do. I ask the other witnesses to respond on that issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Colm Brophy: It is on the company's website.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Colm Brophy: Mr. Ó Broin accepts that Facebook makes editorial judgments by removing material but he does not consider that it publishes material.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Colm Brophy: To my mind the real distinction is that if Facebook were deemed to be a publisher, many people would be lining up to take legal action over certain content. By being deemed an intermediary, it escapes this consequence. This is why, in my opinion, this is like the wild west of the 21st century. There is a very interesting historical analogy. In the United States at the start of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)
Colm Brophy: I would love to respond but I respect my colleague's time so I will leave it for another occasion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Departmental Transformation Programme: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Nov 2019)
Colm Brophy: It is just EY now, for some reason.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Departmental Transformation Programme: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Nov 2019)
Colm Brophy: There are a couple of things I would like to focus on. I am conscious upfront of our time requirement and the indications from the Chairman. First, I welcome the change and the fact that it really does set out to address a whole-of-Department willingness to change a structure, which I believe - and I do not say this to the Department or the staff therein in a disrespectful way - was...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (7 Nov 2019)
Colm Brophy: 54. To ask the Minister for Finance if rules apply selectively under European Union VAT to a reduction on the rate of VAT to specific categories of house purchases, namely those bought by first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45915/19]
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (12 Nov 2019)
Colm Brophy: The committee will meet the Minister for Finance at 2.30 p.m. Before that, we will go into private session.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex Post Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Nov 2019)
Colm Brophy: Before I begin, I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones. I welcome the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Paschal Donohoe. He is accompanied by officials from the Department of Finance, Mr. John McCarthy, Ms Anne-Marie Walsh, Ms Deirdre Donaghy and Mr. Paul Cotter, and officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Mr....
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex Post Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Nov 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank the Minister for his very comprehensive opening statement. A number of Deputies are indicating that they wish to contribute, the first being Deputy Breathnach.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex Post Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Nov 2019)
Colm Brophy: That is a substantial list of questions for the Minister.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex Post Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Nov 2019)
Colm Brophy: Has anyone else indicated?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex Post Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Nov 2019)
Colm Brophy: It has been touched on.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex Post Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Nov 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive engagement with us today, which is very much appreciated by us.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (26 Nov 2019)
Colm Brophy: 159. To ask the Minister for Finance the powers he has to direct the Central Bank to change or modify its macroprudential rules. [48600/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Special Savings Incentive Scheme (26 Nov 2019)
Colm Brophy: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the special savings incentive accounts scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48621/19]