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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: European Media Freedom Act: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: Can Mr. Larragy state with absolute clarity that there will not be a need to include disinformation in the Bill?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: European Media Freedom Act: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: Okay.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: European Media Freedom Act: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: I welcome the witnesses. I direct my first question to Dr. Flynn. He flagged there were no limits in Irish legislation around national legal systems assessing media market concentrations. Does he think legislation will be needed to fulfil this requirement? What would he like to see the Irish Government do to address the issue, which has clearly been problematic for us in the past?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: European Media Freedom Act: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: This question is for Mr. Dooley and Dr. Flynn. Are there areas that are lacking in the provisions of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill? Are they satisfied that coimisiún na meán will be independent and transparent? Will they comment on the powers proposed for the commissioner?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: European Media Freedom Act: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: Does the witness think that the recommendation of the Future of Media Commission on changing the licence fee should have been accepted by the Government?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: European Media Freedom Act: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: Is it the case that the NUJ has no fears about the commission's recommendation for Exchequer funding in terms of how it would work in Ireland and that there would be trust in the Government that editorial independence would be protected?

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (8 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: 335. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a breakdown of Vote 33 across programmes A to E, inclusive of programme A to E subheads, including both current and capital expenditure for each of the years 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022 and the proposed expenditure for 2023, in tabular form. [54656/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (8 Nov 2022)

Imelda Munster: 389. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual cost of the housing assistance payment in each of the years from its inception until 2022, by county in tabular form. [54826/22]

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 84: In page 65, to delete lines 14 and 15 and substitute the following: “(a) in subsection (2)— (i) in paragraph (d) after “language”, to insert the following: “, including at least 30 minutes in Irish between the hours of 09:00 and 18:00 between Monday and Friday,”, and (ii) in paragraph (l), by the deletion of...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: I have a query for the Minister in relation to what she said. The Sky deal with the GAA has fallen through and RTÉ has taken over. Previously, when we raised the geoblocking issue, we always got the response that it was a commercial deal done between others and nothing could be done. If RTÉ has the rights now, as opposed to the deal done with Sky, how does that fare for...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: It is something that could be looked at again.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: With all due respect, that response from RTÉ is absolute rubbish. RTÉ knows well there are discriminatory practices between English language workers and Irish language workers. It gave a commitment some months back to address it and revert to us. We had to chase it up and when we eventually got a response, it was a complete and utter fob-off. There is a responsibility on...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: That would be okay but I have concerns. I accept the Minister's commitment, which is fine. However, we would need to know the response before Report Stage because this is something we feel has to be addressed, given that RTÉ point-blank refused to address it. It is unbelievable stuff.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: That would give us an opportunity to address it on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 101: In page 78, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(da) online content by which a person makes available disinformation or false information which is intended to mislead;”. The purpose of the amendment is that it is an obvious omission if disinformation or false information are not included. The Bill will have a gaping hole if they...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: I thank the Minister for that. Is the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment drafting legislation relating to disinformation?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: When the DSA comes into effect it will draft the legislation and the coimisiún will-----

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: This is probably my ignorance but will the commission implement the online safety measures in this Bill?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: I accept what the Minister is saying but I am still concerned that something as important as disinformation is not covered in the Bill. It might be covered in an online strategy but TV or radio stations might say tomorrow, for example, that there is no climate emergency. It is all about disinformation and false information. I do not see how it is not thought of as important in this Bill.