Results 5,161-5,180 of 10,711 for speaker:Niamh Smyth
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: Thank you, Senator Cassells. The first question was directed at Mr. Coveney.
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: Mr. Coveney, could I just ask you to conclude? I am sorry. I have to move on to give everybody a chance.
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: Mr. Coveney, I will have to ask you to conclude because we have gone way over time. I will bring in Dr. Carpenter very quickly. I am sorry you are getting such a short straw, Dr. Carpenter, but there was a question directed at you too.
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I beg your pardon, Senator. I call Mr. McCarthy
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: My apologies to Mr. McCarthy as I will have to ask him to conclude there. We will have plenty more time as we are only on the first of our members’ questions. I call Deputy Dillon to speak, who has five minutes.
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I thank the Deputy and I will put the first question to Mr. Coveney.
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: The next question is directed to Mr. Esslemont.
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Esslemont very much and finally I call Dr. Carpenter to speak.
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Dr. Carpenter and Deputy Dillon for all of those questions. I now call Senator Warfield.
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I thank the Senator and will ask Dr. Carpenter to deal with that point, please.
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: There is some time remaining to Deputy Munster if she would like to continue.
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. McCarthy. I understand Mr. Coveney wants to come back on one question.
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Deputy Mythen for his questions and there may be more time at the end if he wants to come back in again. I thank the witnesses for their presentations and it is good to have them here today, having had the tech giants in yesterday. I made the point that I feel the social media platforms are not just platforms, and they really have moved into the publishing space. Mr. Coveney...
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I would love to let Mr. Coveney go on for half an hour because I am so interested in this part myself, but I must give the other witnesses an opportunity to come in. I invite Mr. Esslemont to give his views.
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: Who would Senator Byrne like to comment first?
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I will ask the witnesses to indicate if they wish to respond on this round, as they may not all want to. Mr. Esslemont had his hand up first.
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I totally agree with Mr. McCarthy.
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I will bring in Mr. Coveney.
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I will have to draw that to a close.
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Niamh Smyth: Who would like to respond?