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Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 210: In page 130, to delete lines 8 to 11 and substitute the following: “(3) The levy order shall provide for the collection, payment and administration of the levy, including: (a) that the levy shall be calculated on— (i) the amount of the subscriptions collected from audiences in the State by, and (ii) the amount paid by advertisers for...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 212: In page 131, line 4, to delete “may prepare a scheme” and substitute “shall, as soon as possible after the 1st January 2023, prepare a scheme or schemes”.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 214: In page 131, line 5, to delete “any” and substitute “a”.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 215: In page 131, to delete lines 13 to 33 and substitute the following: “(2) The scheme or schemes made under subsection (1) shall support the development and production of new audiovisual works (including films, drama series, animation and factual/documentary) which relate to or involve any or all of the following: (a) Irish culture and language, including...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 223: In page 131, to delete lines 34 to 37, and in page 132, to delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following: “(3)(a) A scheme shall, in particular: (i) dedicate not less than 80 per cent of the funding available under each scheme to audiovisual works that are developed or produced by independent production companies, as described in, and which qualify...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 224: In page 132, line 5, after “(b)” to insert “or (c)”.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment 228: In page 7, line 13, after “services;” to insert the following: “to increase the visibility and use of Irish as a spoken language in media and public life and ensure a diversity of content for the Irish-speaking community;”. May I speak to the amendment?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Cultural Institutions (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: National cultural institutions are a precious resource. They protect and preserve this country's memory. They are centres for performance and learning. In addition, they offer citizens and residents opportunities to unlock their creative potential. While the focus of this matter is capital allocations and progress with the Project Ireland 2040 plan, I must acknowledge that day-to-day...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Cultural Institutions (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Minister of State for that detailed response on behalf of the senior Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin. I encourage all of our political and public representatives and staff in these Houses to visit these institutions, many of which surround this site. We can then have more champions for these projects and for the work of the institutions. I wonder how recent announcements...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the prominence and availability of public service programmes and services in this Bill. This was discussed by TG4 and RTÉ at the committee. I just want to make the point. I do not have a question for the Minister. It is important to look at how many steps someone has to take when using the Sky box or the Virgin box to finally get to public service broadcasting or...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 147: In page 76, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “(da) online content by which a person makes available disinformation or false information which is intended to mislead;”. The Bill creates new categories of harm around things that have not been illegal per se,such as promoting eating disorders or online bullying, but which are very...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: The Institute for Future Media Democracy and Society in DCU called attention to the lack of reference to disinformation in the Bill. It noted that the implementation of the codes of practice around disinformation were within the remit of the media commission.The Minister has acknowledged that it will be the digital services co-ordinator but it felt it was appropriate that provisions be made...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 148: In page 76, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: "(da) online content by which a person promotes financial harm or online gambling content;". I reserve the right to resubmit the amendment on Report Stage.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I will speak to amendment No. 164, in which Sinn Féin calls for the new media commission to produce a directive outlining appropriate minimum age requirements for children to create online accounts. I am thinking, in particular, about the metaverse here. These are obviously environments that present huge opportunities for education and learning but I am conscious that this is the most...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 164: In page 79, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(2) The Media Commission shall produce a directive outlining appropriate minimum age requirements for children to create online accounts within 12 months of its establishment.”. I appreciate that the Minister and I want to get to the same place. I think we should legislate; we have...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 173: "In page 82, to delete line 12, and substitute “children, having particular regard to the general public health interests of children.”." The marketing of nutritionally poor food has an effect on children’s consumption preferences. It has an effect on their purchase requests and on what they ask their parents and guardians to buy. It has an...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I want to speak to amendment No. 175. I am reminded that the Connemara film-maker Bob Quinn always fought against advertisements during children's programming when he was on the board of the RTÉ Authority. I join Senator Black in thanking the Irish Heart Foundation for its engagement in respect of this Bill. I thank former Senator Kathryn Reilly for her work and for the Irish Heart...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I appreciate the Minister said she would return to this on Report Stage, so I withdraw the amendment and reserve the right resubmit it.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 175: In page 82, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “(2A) Provision made for the purpose referred to in subsection (2)(d) may prohibit the inclusion in programmes of commercial communications relating to foods or beverages considered by the Commission to be the subject of public concern in respect of the general public health interests of...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 104: In page 51, to delete lines 26 to 32 and substitute the following: “(4) Nothing in subsection (2)(a) prevents a broadcaster from broadcasting a party-political broadcast, or a relevant media service provider from making available, party-political programmes provided that an unfair preference is not given to any political party— (a) by a...