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Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: His suits are fancier than mine. In respect of the amendment, Senator Higgins knows my passion for this subject. I will never forget last summer. One of my favourite things when I am not attending a match on a Sunday is listening to "Sunday Sport" on RTÉ Radio One. In between matches there are some very good documentaries and other programmes. There was an absolutely fantastic piece...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: I will start by asking questions as they come to me. This debate has progressed since last year, which is the most welcome aspect. It is not the case that, after people came in and made statements, we moved on and waited another five years before touching the issue again. I praise Ms O’Connor in particular for attending this meeting with a series of objectives and asking the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: That is welcome. Given that we are all sitting in this room today and the proposition has been formally made to the committee in writing, I propose that we accept it. Can we consider this element as a way of promoting respectful behaviour within our sports clubs?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: In her propositions, Ms O’Connor spoke about signage and large-scale infrastructure. I presume she meant at all clubs that were receiving funding.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: Dr. May spoke about a cultural shift. She was 100% correct. I praise the LGFA. I sit on its national development committee. We held a meeting in Croke Park last week. One of the LGFA’s initiatives is to increase female participation in refereeing, including by introducing junior whistlers. Brave lads on the sideline are not as brave if they are abusing a 14-year-old girl. One...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: I wish to ask Dr. May a question on the cultural change. I had always held the IRFU up as a shining light because it tried to engender respect among young people growing up. Surprisingly, when we held this session last year, the IRFU was dealing with one of the largest levels of complaints. Maybe it just has a more open system. What are Dr. May’s views? Is there progress in the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: I thank Dr. May. I am finished, a Chathaoirligh, but I formally propose the recommendations made by Ms O'Connor. We should also send that to the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, and the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin. I acknowledge what Mr. Ó Lionáin is saying on behalf of the Department and thank him for that. I think we can still do that in this term. As we speak, the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: Can I make one comment please on the retention of young female athletes in football or in any particular sport? I refer to the Ladies Gaelic Football Association, LGFA, because I am dealing with that association. We talk about the negative aspects of social media. There are also very many positives. I praise the LGFA for the social media campaign that it is running at the moment called...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: If I can just say finally, a Chathaoirligh, that another interesting concept, about which the Chairman is aware, is that I play over-40s football on a Tuesday night and am recognised as one of the finest players, but we operate a system with no referee and we referee the match ourselves. We can do that in Meath because there is a scarcity-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: I join my colleague, Senator Malcolm Byrne, in calling for a debate on higher education funding, including the announcement today by the Government. In welcoming that funding, I want to pay tribute to my uncle, Mr. Peter Cassells, who produced a report six years ago on the under-funding of third level in this country, which had left it in a perilous state. Since Mr. Cassells produced that...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: I echo what has been said. The significance of this amendment goes back to engagement we had at the Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht during pre-legislative scrutiny.One of the most impressive engagements we had was when representatives from schools in Dublin and Cork came before the joint committee to address their concerns to us. Their biggest...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: I will not go to war today with the Government Chief Whip. However, the response that the impact of our amendments would be to mandate the commission is 100% right. That is exactly what we are trying to do.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: That is exactly what we are trying to do because that is exactly what is happening elsewhere in the Bill. The Minister is herself cherry-picking. She is picking oranges over there, and just because Senator Malcolm Byrne and I are in here picking apples, it does not seem to suit her. We had a discussion here last week in which we pointed out that reference was made in the Bill that it...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: On a point of clarification, a Leas-Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: On a point of information and for clarification, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, in terms of consistency, you read that out in respect of amendment No. 55, yet in respect of amendment No. 54, I am sure the young people would have been provided with tea and sandwiches or a Coca-Cola and that would have been a charge on the State as well.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: It is ludicrous.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: It is ludicrous. Last week, Senator Higgins called for a review on the determination, and I totally support her on this because there is no consistency whatsoever on the ruling on the last two amendments we have discussed.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: We are only half an hour into the debate-----

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: Absolutely.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2022)

Shane Cassells: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.