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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 could not stand over the Minister's position. It does not reflect what we are trying to do with the 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 move amendment No. 294: In page 127, to delete lines 3 to 9 and substitute the following: “ “155A. (1) The Commission shall prepare and submit to the Minister for his or her approval a scheme or a number of schemes for the making of grants to any community medium or local independent radio station for the purposes of supporting and promoting good professional journalistic...

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

Imelda Munster: May we speak to the amendment?

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 amendment No. 294 and the grouping comprised amendments Nos. 293 to 305, inclusive.

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

Imelda Munster: Okay.

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. 309: In page 131, line 38, to delete “may” and substitute “shall, as soon as practicable after the establishment day”. These amendments are fairly straightforward. Amendment No. 309 states, "In page 131, line 38, to delete "may" and substitute "shall, as soon as practicable after the establishment day"." That is to ensure that the content...

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 will withdraw it, reserving the right to resubmit 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: In respect of community media and local radio, the purpose of the amendments we have submitted is to ensure that community television, and not only community radio, can also avail of schemes. This amendment doubles up the order to include the local radio broadcasters that have been omitted despite having been included in the original scheme, as the Minister mentioned, by the then Minister,...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 8: In page 11, to delete line 24 and substitute the following: “(a) the nature, characteristics and impacts of published material,”. This amendment is primarily about including the impact of media and recognising the influence of media, including social media, on members of society.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: I will withdraw the amendment with the option of resubmitting it on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: The previous speakers have already covered it, but I want to add my voice to the fact that there is a strong argument for a reduction in the levy given the function and role of local radio and the service provided to local communities the length and breadth of the State, both from an information point of view and in terms of the public service remit. We are all aware of local radio stations...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 42: In page 41, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “(1A) Provision made for the purpose referred to in subsection (1) may not include regulation of commercial communications.” The amendment is to ensure that self regulation of advertising is not included in the Bill. When we were engaging with stakeholders, this was something that came...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: That is very disappointing given that, when we did have engagement, this was something that came up repeatedly. When an industry regulates itself, then it decides and has an interest, which obviously means the regulation can be as weak as bedamned. It is not really regulation because it has an interest. Industry's policing or monitoring of it will be watery, to say the least. When we are...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: I understand what the Minister said about editorial independence and political interference; that goes without saying. Nevertheless, when the national broadcaster is redrawing the map of Ireland, that is something else entirely. It is redrawing the map of Ireland, and Irish people throughout the country, from Derry to Kerry, are seeing six counties having been knocked off the island of...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: Are we precluded from acting or not? Am I correct in saying that nothing is legally preventing us from doing this?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: I accept that but-----

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: -----we are talking about our island and about the Six Counties just disappearing. We are talking about the national public broadcaster redrawing our island off its own bat. Apart from the fact that is serious, it is very offensive. If nothing legally precludes us from including the amendment, what would be the harm in doing so? Would we not be correct to put something right that should...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: I ask about the clarification on "party political programme" instead of "party political broadcast". What is that clarification?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Imelda Munster: So, it covers both.