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Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 104: In page 51, to delete lines 26 to 32 and substitute the following: “(4) Nothing in subsection (2)(a) prevents a broadcaster from broadcasting a party-political broadcast, or a relevant media service provider from making available, party-political programmes provided that an unfair preference is not given to any political party— (a) by a...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I have not addressed the amendment.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I was away that day. I will withdraw and reserve the right to resubmit.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I acknowledge what the Minister and the Leader have said and I also accept their bona fides. I appreciate that Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has work ongoing in this area around conversion practices. LGBT Ireland launched a campaign last week in the Museum of Literature Ireland on St. Stephen's Green. I commend it for its work in this area. I also...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I commend the Labour Party group for bringing forward the amendment. I am aware of the work done by former Deputy, Willie Penrose, in the area who brought forward an alternative Bill in the last term. We put it on the Order Paper because of the concerns about the quota and the impact of EU rules on defining Irish music. We copied the French example and focused specifically on Irish...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I am not sure about the procedure in terms of bringing something back on Report Stage when an amendment was ruled out of order because, essentially, it would not have been discussed. My amendment No. 73 was ruled out of order, which would have required the media commission to bring forward a report on some of these issues. I am not sure how I can bring that back on Report Stage but at the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Cultural Institutions (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: National cultural institutions are a precious resource. They protect and preserve this country's memory. They are centres for performance and learning. In addition, they offer citizens and residents opportunities to unlock their creative potential. While the focus of this matter is capital allocations and progress with the Project Ireland 2040 plan, I must acknowledge that day-to-day...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Cultural Institutions (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Minister of State for that detailed response on behalf of the senior Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin. I encourage all of our political and public representatives and staff in these Houses to visit these institutions, many of which surround this site. We can then have more champions for these projects and for the work of the institutions. I wonder how recent announcements...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the prominence and availability of public service programmes and services in this Bill. This was discussed by TG4 and RTÉ at the committee. I just want to make the point. I do not have a question for the Minister. It is important to look at how many steps someone has to take when using the Sky box or the Virgin box to finally get to public service broadcasting or...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 147: In page 76, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “(da) online content by which a person makes available disinformation or false information which is intended to mislead;”. The Bill creates new categories of harm around things that have not been illegal per se,such as promoting eating disorders or online bullying, but which are very...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: The Institute for Future Media Democracy and Society in DCU called attention to the lack of reference to disinformation in the Bill. It noted that the implementation of the codes of practice around disinformation were within the remit of the media commission.The Minister has acknowledged that it will be the digital services co-ordinator but it felt it was appropriate that provisions be made...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 148: In page 76, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: "(da) online content by which a person promotes financial harm or online gambling content;". I reserve the right to resubmit the amendment on Report Stage.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I will speak to amendment No. 164, in which Sinn Féin calls for the new media commission to produce a directive outlining appropriate minimum age requirements for children to create online accounts. I am thinking, in particular, about the metaverse here. These are obviously environments that present huge opportunities for education and learning but I am conscious that this is the most...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 164: In page 79, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(2) The Media Commission shall produce a directive outlining appropriate minimum age requirements for children to create online accounts within 12 months of its establishment.”. I appreciate that the Minister and I want to get to the same place. I think we should legislate; we have...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 173: "In page 82, to delete line 12, and substitute “children, having particular regard to the general public health interests of children.”." The marketing of nutritionally poor food has an effect on children’s consumption preferences. It has an effect on their purchase requests and on what they ask their parents and guardians to buy. It has an...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I want to speak to amendment No. 175. I am reminded that the Connemara film-maker Bob Quinn always fought against advertisements during children's programming when he was on the board of the RTÉ Authority. I join Senator Black in thanking the Irish Heart Foundation for its engagement in respect of this Bill. I thank former Senator Kathryn Reilly for her work and for the Irish Heart...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I appreciate the Minister said she would return to this on Report Stage, so I withdraw the amendment and reserve the right resubmit it.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 175: In page 82, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “(2A) Provision made for the purpose referred to in subsection (2)(d) may prohibit the inclusion in programmes of commercial communications relating to foods or beverages considered by the Commission to be the subject of public concern in respect of the general public health interests of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Culture Policy (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am grateful to the Seanad Office and the office of the Cathaoirleach for selecting this Commencement matter. It follows on from the Commencement matter I tabled last week in respect of Project Ireland 2040 and the capital plan for national cultural institutions. Cruinniú na nÓg will take place on Saturday, 11 June. It is an...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Culture Policy (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: Creative Ireland has been very good at bringing people around the table and bringing stakeholders together. The statement the Minister of State has made is very helpful for my own information. I will analyse it. There is undoubted success from the Creative Youth programme. I look forward to meeting with more facilitators, artists and schools that have taken part to get their sense of...