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Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: We have time for a second round. I call Senator Malcolm Byrne.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Ms Ward. We fully intend to do that.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I will allow a little latitude because we are into the second round.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Ms Ahern. I know Deputy Munster wishes come in. I understand Senator Carrigy is on the call. Does he wish to come in on this issue?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: That is no problem. I call Deputy Munster.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Does Ms Jennings wish to come in?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank our guests and my colleagues who have been participating. That concludes our deliberations for today. I thank the witnesses most sincerely not only for their statements but also the very meaningful way in which they engaged with members and helped to extrapolate and tease out further ideas and suggestions. We will take on board everything that has been presented here today. It has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (12 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 225. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for an orthodontic appointment. [24767/21]

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Apologies have been received from Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick. We have one item of committee business to address before I call on the witnesses to present, that is, the draft minutes of our meetings on 5 and 6 May, both the public and private sessions. Are those minutes agreed? Agreed. There are no matters arising. We will now proceed to our pre-legislative scrutiny. This meeting has...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Thank you very much Dr. McAuley. We will hold off on questions from our members until all our witnesses have had the opportunity to make a statement. I thank Dr. McAuley for being so considerate in terms of the timeframe available to us. I ask Professor O'Mahony to address the committee.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Professor O'Mahony for that detailed presentation. I invite Dr. Culloty to deliver her opening statement.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Dr. Culloty for her presentation. The committee appreciates it. She made some very good and comprehensive suggestions for us to consider.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Dr. Milosevic for joining us; she has the floor.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Dr. Milosevic, and Senator Warfield for his question. We may have an opportunity for a second round of questions but we will move on. I call on Senator Cassells.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: The Deputy's time is up, but we will probably be able to have a second round of questions.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank our witnesses for their very informative presentations to the committee today. They have brought very detailed observations on the Bill. I will ask them to extrapolate further on some of the points they have made. My first question is for Dr. Culloty. She spoke about future-proofing, which is the idea behind having a commissioner for media pluralism. The problem for any Bill like...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Very true.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I will summarise. It was about how to address in the Bill the speed of removal of harmful content and the lack of consequences and obligations in respect of such 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) (12 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: For services.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Does anyone else want to comment on Dr. Culloty's observations? It seems members are happy that they have got to ask all the questions they wanted to ask. I will take this opportunity to thank Dr. Culloty, Dr. McAuley, Professor O'Mahony and Dr. Milosevic for their presentations. They were comprehensive and interesting. The witnesses have given us a new body of work to do in terms of...