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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (24 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 184. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of a warmer home grant application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10621/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if he will request the National Driver Licence Service, NDLS, for an update on this licence renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10745/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 282. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will review an application by a person (details supplied) and ensure that the supporting documentation has been received as confirmed by An Post to the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10617/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 283. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will review applications by persons (details supplied) and ensure that supporting documentation has been received as confirmed by An Post to the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10618/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 324. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; when their carer’s payment will be revised upwards to the full rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10663/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Correspondence (23 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will reply to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10291/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (23 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to the provision of broadband will be reviewed; the status of the provision of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10311/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 137. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review on an application by a person (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10246/22]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Business of Joint Committee (23 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I welcome everyone. Are the draft minutes of our meetings held on 2 February and 16 February agreed? Agreed.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Ms Frances Haugen (23 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: Our meeting today is with Ms Frances Haugen who is a Facebook whistleblower. The specific theme of today's meeting is to discuss online disinformation and media literacy. Ms Haugen is very welcome and I thank her for joining the meeting today despite time differences and everything else. There is huge interest in what she has to say to the committee. As she knows, we have been working on...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Ms Frances Haugen (23 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Ms Haugen for her opening statement and the chilling insights from her own experience. We appreciate her sharing that with us. I will now turn to my colleagues, who have seven minutes for questions and answers. I ask them to be mindful of that. I remind Ms Haugen that members of this committee have seven minutes, so within that time they will probably move quickly through their...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Ms Frances Haugen (23 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: Apologies have been received from Deputy Dillon, who is unable to attend today. The next speaker is Senator Warfield.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Ms Frances Haugen (23 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: The next speaker is Senator Hoey is with us virtually.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Ms Frances Haugen (23 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: Deputy Griffin is next.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Ms Frances Haugen (23 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: Deputy Mythen is next.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Ms Frances Haugen (23 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I will now move on to Senator Carrigy. I assure Senator McGahon and Deputy Higgins that I will include them as well. I am not forgetting about them, but I have to go through the members of this committee first. Senator Carrigy has seven minutes.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Ms Frances Haugen (23 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: This has been an insightful discussion with you today, Ms Haugen. I begin by crediting your great bravery for coming out and speaking so publicly across the world. All my colleagues have said you are doing the world a service, and particularly the next generation. Hopefully, we will be in a position to protect them through your testimony here and to other parliaments around the world. I...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Ms Frances Haugen (23 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: Could Ms Haugen identify three – I am sure there are loads of them – design features that we could mandate on these online platforms to address that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Ms Frances Haugen (23 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: All of us have contacted Facebook regarding issues relating to our own accounts. We are referred to community standards and whether something meets the bar for community standards, which, 100% of the time, it does not. As a result, whatever goes on Facebook stays on it. Ms Haugen has been on the inside. Are those in Facebook laughing up their sleeves at us in terms of the company's view...