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Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the witnesses. I agree with them that we are seeing co-operation. It is most welcome. My concern is that if the UK starts to move away from the European Convention on Human Rights, it will have significant implications on data sharing and co-operation in the areas of policing and security. I would like to hear the views of the witnesses on whether the UK Government will move away...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I want to focus on content more generally. I thank all the witnesses for their presentations. We are in a changing media environment. For us, as a small country, it is very difficult for us to get Irish stories out, through either Gaeilge or Béarla. It is important to do so regardless of the landscape we put in place. I have several questions on that. We have heard from Mr. Coveney...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I have a specific question from Dr. Carpenter on prominence. A question arises as to what constitutes the ideal funding model. Could we hear from Dr. Carpenter, Mr. Rory Coveney and Mr. Peter McCarthy on the model we should consider? For me, it is about the creation of content.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: This is becoming a quite interesting conversation. One of the things I would like to praise all of the witnesses, from Sky, TG4, Virgin Media and RTÉ, is their role in news and current affairs programming in covering the pandemic and providing factual information. It does stress the importance of quality trusted news. How we want to address it is going to be one of the biggest...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I am happy to hear from-----

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I would praise all the witnesses for their work in that area. The challenge in an increasingly global media environment when we are using more and more devices is that this will be difficult. What should we be seeking to ensure the media commission does to allow all of broadcasters as news channels to be able to provide that trusted voice?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the witnesses. I will preface my remarks by saying that social media companies can be a force for good. We were able to see much of that during the course of the pandemic. Today, however, we are primarily focusing on the question of online safety and how we combat online harm. I agree with Mr. Costello that we need to ensure democratic values are built into the Internet and into...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Can we get those global figures before the Chairman moves on to Mr. Ó Broin?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: We might come back to that, Chairman.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Mr. Ó Broin and Twitter might also send the actual numbers.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Commercial Rates (18 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for taking this Commencement matter. The model of commercial rates that we operate in this country can be traced back to legislation dating from 1826, the time of King George IV. At that time, income tax was not even in place. Income tax had been introduced as a temporary measure during the Napoleonic Wars but it did not come back into Britain and Ireland in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Commercial Rates (18 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I have no doubt as to the Minister of State's commitment on this issue but the shift is going to be very dramatic over the next decade. The pandemic has simply accelerated the speed at which we engage online. Travel agents, for example, are very much a minority, with more than 99% of travel transactions booked online. If we are to protect the retail experience, we cannot have a system of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I am glad Senator McDowell and others called for a debate on technology and cybersecurity. This is an issue I have raised a number of times in the House. Until we start to treat data like gold, we will not realise the scale of how important this is. Some 30% of the European Union’s data is stored in Ireland. That is how serious an issue this is. We must begin to take this issue...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I am being careful. The issue is in the public domain. I am talking about it on the basis of an affidavit. The reason I am asking what is happening in the context of Bóthar is that this is not the first time individuals at the top of siphoned off money from a charity for which they were responsible. This type of thing breaks the heart of those who go out and raise money for charity....

Seanad: Young People: Motion (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister for coming in. I thank him also for today's announcement of the capacity building grants which help a lot of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and trans people around Ireland. It is noticeable that, with the exception of Senator Boyhan, all those in the Chamber so far are either women or gay men. I hope we will see a number of our other colleagues taking part in what is a...

Seanad: Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister for taking this important debate and for his leadership and that of the officials in the Department on this issue. I agree with the views expressed by most of my colleagues. What is needed is more than just words. The full might and pressure of the international community is needed to ensure there is a de-escalation. Following on from Senator Ward's points, Ireland is...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: We need to consider who this debate is about. It is not about ideological positions or anything else. It is about individuals and families who want to be able to rent their own home and, crucially, to aspire to own their own home. I know that is something about which the Minister has been passionate for as long as I have known him. We may disagree on aspects of the legislation but I know...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: We are the ones who build them, though.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: We are not going to silence you.