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Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: I thank Senator Sherlock for bringing forward amendment No. 84 today. I acknowledge the work she is doing in this area, including the recent publication of a Bill last week. I will address the first point of the amendment setting out that broadcast programmes should reflect the participation and be responsive to the interests of all groups. I have sought to address this issue as broadly as...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: Amendments Nos. 89 and 90 address an issue raised by a number of Senators to explicitly provide for specific matters concerning commercial communications, which Coimisiún na Meán may regulate through media service codes, including in relation to infant and follow-on formula. I commend the quality of the debate on this issue during Committee Stage and assure Senators that I have...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: On the query raised by Senator Higgins, following advice from the Office of the Attorney General, the language will not only prohibit but may also restrict and it is in line with the commission's general powers.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: As I said on Committee Stage, conversion therapy is an abhorrent practice, which is why the programme for Government includes a commitment to legislate to ban its practice. As Senators will be aware, my colleague the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, is leading this initiative. I understand how distressing it can be for LGBTI+ people to encounter advertisements for conversion therapy. Following...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: As we discussed on Committee Stage, I do not see the rationale for setting a time period in legislation for public consultation on a media service code or rule. Given the principles underpinning the establishment of coimisiún na meán, I do not anticipate an coimisiún running a time-constrained public consultation process to deliberately avoid scrutiny. Accordingly, I cannot...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: Amendment No. 97 addresses a matter raised by Senators Higgins and Ruane on Committee Stage regarding inserting a time period within which an coimisiún would be required to notify a complainant when his or her complaint was referred to a broadcaster or provider of a video on-demand service or was dismissed. The purpose of this amendment is to require coimisiún na meán to...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: I have addressed the intention of amendment No. 98 as regards commercial communications in respect of food through amendment No. 105, which will be discussed later. As regards the references to gambling, alcohol and weapons, I note that the gambling regulation Bill will regulate the advertisement of gambling, that alcohol advertising is regulated under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act, and...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: Amendment No. 99 would amend section 139E of the Broadcasting Act as amended by the Bill, which relates to the process for designating online services for regulation and the matters which an coimisiún shall have regard to when deciding to make a designation. As I stated on Committee Stage, I do not see the relevance of inserting a reference to an individual UN convention in this context...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: We had a respectful debate on this matter on Committee Stage. As I said then, we both agree that an coimisiún must be conferred with robust and proportionate powers of investigation and compliance in order to discharge its functions effectively. This is particularly important when we are considering compliance with online safety codes addressing harmful online content. As I said on...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: As regards amendment No. 102, it is important to acknowledge that there is a very real issue with young children accessing online services that were not designed with them in mind. It is an issue that I am particularly aware of, both as a parent of young children and as the chair of the National Advisory Council for Online Safety, which recently released a comprehensive report on children's...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: Amendment 105 and its consequential amendments Nos. 114 and 115 address an issue raised by a number of Senators to explicitly provide for specific matters concerning commercial communications that coimisiún na meán may regulate through online safety codes. I commend the quality of the debate on this issue on Committee Stage and assure Senators that I have given the matter due...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: Amendment No. 106 appears to be a reference to section 30 of the Data Protection Act 2018 regarding direct marketing profiling and microtargeting. The commencement of that section of the Act is a matter for the Minister for Justice.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill and the Digital Services Act, DSA, are complementary pieces of legislation. One of the key drivers of the Bill is the implementation of the revised audiovisual media services directive, AMSD, into Irish law. The implementation of the directive in respect of online services, specifically video-sharing platform services, is provided for under the...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: We are regulating for Ireland, not the whole of the EU, with regard to private messaging.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: Amendment No. 123 and its consequential amendments Nos. 118 to 122, inclusive, address the matter raised by a number of Senators and explicitly provide for specific matters concerning commercial communications which Coimisiún na Meán may regulate through online safety codes. The purpose of these amendments is to give further effect to these matters by providing that coimisiún...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: Amendment No. 124 addresses a matter raised by Senators Higgins and Ruane on Committee Stage. The purpose of this amendment is to require coimisiún na meán to publish any reports regarding the operation of online safety codes it provides to the Minister on its website.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: Amendment No. 127 addresses a matter raised by Senators Higgins and Ruane on Committee Stage. The purpose of this amendment is to require coimisiún na meán to publish any rules it may make regarding the conduct of investigations by authorised officers on its website. I note that these particular rules would, in any case, be made by statutory instrument and published as a matter of...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: For clarity, amendment No. 133 is included in this group but its proposers are not here. Should I still speak to it?

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: Amendment No. 130 addresses a matter raised by Senators Higgins and Ruane during Committee Stage. The purpose of this amendment is to provide that coimisiún na meán may fund, through a content production scheme made under section 159F of the Broadcasting Act as amended by the Bill, new audiovisual programmes relating to biodiversity. Following the Seanad debate and the points...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: I believe I did all of them.