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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)

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 125: In page 90, line 12, to delete “section 139R” and substitute “section 139Z”.

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

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 126: In page 90, line 29, to delete “section 139X” and substitute “section 139ZF”.

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

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 127: In page 90, line 31, to delete “139T.” and substitute “139ZB.”.

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

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 128: In page 90, line 32, to delete “section 139R” and substitute “section 139Z”.

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

Catherine Martin: This amendment seeks to require an coimisiún to provide an explanation to the Minister and to the Houses of the Oireachtas whenever it withdraws any online safety guidance materials or advisory notices. I am not proposing to accept this amendment. There are already a range of Oireachtas oversight mechanisms built into the Bill and, in that context, I am advised it is not appropriate to...

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

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 130: In page 91, line 7, to delete “5” and substitute “6”.

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

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 131: In page 91, line 10, to delete “139U.” and substitute “139ZC.”

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

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 132: In page 92, line 21, to delete “139V.” and substitute “139ZD.”.

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

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 133: In page 92, line 27, to delete “section 139R” and substitute “section 139Z”.

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

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 134: In page 92, line 29, to delete “139W.” and substitute “139ZE.”.

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

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 135: In page 92, line 40, to delete “section 139R” and substitute “section 139Z”.

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

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 136: In page 93, line 30, to delete “139X.” and substitute “139ZF.”.

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

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 137: In page 93, line 40, to delete “Directive 2000/31/EC” and substitute “the E-Commerce Directive”.

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

Catherine Martin: I thank the Deputy for the amendment. It seeks to introduce rules for businesses offering subscription services, including in relation to renewals, cancellations, recurring charges and information provision. I cannot accept the amendment because it is outside the scope of the Bill and it is more appropriate to consumer protection legislation. As well as this, the amendment does not appear...

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

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No 139: In page 98, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: “35. Online content by which a person exposes his or her genitals intending to cause fear, distress or alarm to another person contrary to section 45(1) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017. 36. Online content by which a person intentionally engages in offensive conduct of a sexual...

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

Catherine Martin: I believe we are replicating the wording of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 in the amendment.

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

Catherine Martin: We are not creating a new criminal offence. We are replicating the language that is used in the 2017 Act. The determination of whether an offence has been committed is made on the balance of probabilities. We are not creating a new offence.

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

Catherine Martin: That would be a matter for the Department of Justice to consider, not my Department. We are just providing for this to be harmful online content on the basis of what is set out in the 2017 Act.

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

Catherine Martin: I am not sure intention works the same way in legal terms as we might understand it in everyday terms. The amendment is replicating the language used in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017. We are not creating a new criminal offence. We are ensuring the issue can be tackled in the online world.