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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: Will the witnesses give an example of where they decline - in their view, legitimately - an application? Somebody who applies for an emergency or additional needs payment is in a precarious place, whether regarding food on the table, the heating bill, furniture for their house or whatever. Will the witnesses give an example of one they might decline or the reasons for which they might...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: That goes without saying.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection - Social Insurance Fund 2021
Chapter 10: Regularity of social welfare payments
Chapter 11: The recovery of benefit and assistance payments following compensation awards
Chapter 14: Classification of workers for PRSI purposes (1 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: I doubt you would be talking about those examples.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (1 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: 13. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government His plans, if any, to introduce guidelines, on a statutory basis or otherwise, to protect local media outlets from undue pressure from local authorities in terms of influencing editorial decisions in return for advertising funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47591/22]

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: The Minister got pretty much the same type of correspondence. She said she requested exactly what RTÉ will do but I think the organisation is biding its time on this. If this amendment is not accepted by the Minister, RTÉ will eventually fob her off. I guarantee her, although I hope I am wrong, that it will fob her off. If the amendment is not accepted and included in...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 52: In page 54, line 8, to delete “unduly offensive”.

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 53: In page 54, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(iii) increase the visibility and use of the Irish language in media and commercial life,”.

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 57: In page 54, line 36, to delete “offence”.

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 65: In page 56, line 20, after “persons” to insert “, including Irish speakers,”.

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: I move Amendment No. 66: In page 56, line 21, after “persons” to insert “, including Irish speakers,”.

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 67: In page 56, line 22, after “persons” to insert “, including Irish speakers,”.

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 69: In page 69, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 82 of Principal Act 32.Section 82 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2): “(2A) In the case of no fewer than 50 per cent of the board members of RTÉ, a person shall not be appointed to these roles...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 70: In page 70, to delete lines 2 to 4 and substitute the following: “34. Section 114 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (1)— (a) in paragraph (f), by the substation of “in full, unless limited by factors beyond the control of RTÉ,” for “, in so far as RTÉ considers reasonably practicable,”, and (b)...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 72: In page 70, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “Equal Pay for Equal Work 35.The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 114: “Equal Pay for Equal Work 114A.RTÉ shall ensure that no worker is paid more for the same amount and form of work to produce content in the English language as a...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: It is hard to believe that this is still ongoing. We had the broadcaster before the Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media and various other committees and it is just blatant about this. It fobbed us off by saying it was carrying out a review. We asked whether this specific issue would be under review and it said yes. The broadcaster did not come back to us on the issue and...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: I am completely uncomfortable with the phrase "undue offence". As I said, that could mean anything to anybody. No definition or clarity has been given. Can the Minister give me an example of what would be deemed "undue offence"? If somebody were to give an opinion, whether it be political, non-political or anything at all, what constitutes "undue offence"? We are seeking to put something...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: As I said previously, this language is in line with the standard of harm or undue offensive applied to material by the BAI through its code of programme standards and, therefore, the interpretation of "undue offence" is a matter for the BAI on a case-by-case basis. It would be very difficult to anticipate everything covered. It depends on the context and it is for the BAI to set out in its...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: There is, therefore, no definition. It is for the BAI to interpret it whatever way it wants. There is nothing definitive about "undue offence". It is whether the BAI decides one day that something is offensive and then makes a similar remark another day that something has been taken out of context. There is nothing definitive about it. To write it into law is a serious matter when no...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 44: In page 51, line 10, to delete “undue offence”. I will speak to amendment No. 44. We spoke about this on Committee Stage and we pointed out that "undue offence" can mean anything to anybody. The phrase is so broad that we asked that it not be included in the Bill. We sought clarity on the issue on Committee Stage but, unfortunately, none was...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: I do not know how many groups we had before the committee who made the argument about the importance of ensuring advertisers were not allowed to self-regulate, in particular when it comes to marketing to children, whether it relates to food or other issues. It makes sense to take such an approach. One does not have to put up much of an argument against it. It is important in framing the...