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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Does Deputy Ó Laoghaire want to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Deputy Ó Laoghaire for attending today with his Bill, as well as the Minister, Ms Quill and Mr. Ó Broin. It has been a worthwhile engagement and we look forward to interacting with them over the weeks and months ahead. All the opening statements will be published on the committee website. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: There are two Schedule B EU legislative proposals before the joint committee. EU COM (2018) 630 is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres. It is agreed that there are no subsidiarity concerns with this proposal....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: We are resuming our detailed scrutiny of the Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017, which is a Private Members' Bill. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the joint committee. However, if they are directed by the Chairman to cease giving evidence on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Deputy Ó Laoghaire. Our next witnesses are from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. I welcome Ms Patricia Cronin, assistant secretary, and Ms Triona Quill, principal officer. I invite Ms Cronin to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: There are two witnesses from the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, ISPCC, Mr. John Church, chief executive officer, CEO, and Ms Fiona Jennings, policy co-ordinator. I invite Mr. Church to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Ms Niamh Sweeney is head of public policy at Facebook Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I call our final witnesses now: Mr. Ryan Meade, public policy and government relations manager at Google Ireland and Ms Rachel Madden, public policy analyst with Google based in San Francisco.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: The committee would welcome any further written submissions and detail. That goes for all witnesses as we progress through our discussions on the Bill. Any input in writing would be very welcome. I will start by asking a number of questions and then open questioning to members of the committee. Witnesses might want to note the questions. I note to the departmental witnesses that one of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Does Ms Sweeney wish to contribute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: The committee would welcome any update in that regard which Ms Sweeney could provide it in writing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: The committee will liaise with its Australian counterpart to see how the system is working there. It would also welcome the viewpoint of Facebook in that regard. I call Mr. Meade.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Would Ms Cooney like to respond to that same question on harmful communications?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Did Ms Cooney want to come in on something else?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Ms Cooney. I am going to bring in other members. If the witnesses want to come in on any of the questions, then please just indicate to me and I will let them in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in Ms Cronin from the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Those questions are mainly for the Department. I might bring in Ms Cronin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Does the Deputy want to come in on any of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Does anyone else want to comment on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in Facebook and Google to-----