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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...

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.

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

Niamh Smyth: I am sorry to say that Ms Haugen only has two minutes to answer all of that. That is all the time we have left.

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

Niamh Smyth: That sums it all up and it is a great way to finish our engagement today. I thank Ms Haugen for her time. You have had two hours of constant back and forth and in all of that time have never failed to entertain us with your insight, experience and wealth of knowledge on how we, fingers crossed, can do this right in Ireland for the rest of the world, and as you have said, be a global leader...

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

Niamh Smyth: Thank you and I hope this will not be our only engagement with you. I see us having further engagements if you are willing to do that.

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

Niamh Smyth: Thank you very much. I thank my committee members also for their good questioning and their participation today, it is very much appreciated.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (22 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance if matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if he will provide clarity on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9243/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 14. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of primary medical certificate appeals currently outstanding; if there is an update on a new board to hear such appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9686/22]