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Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

Shane Cassells: In accordance with the order of the House, the sitting now stands suspended for 15 minutes.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Future of Media in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Shane Cassells: My first question is for Ms Siobhán Holliman. Professionally, she is au faitwith the situation of local newspapers. There are over 50 local newspapers affiliated to the Press Council of Ireland but many are in desperate financial straits. The Tánaiste has been quizzed by me in the Seanad about supports for local newspapers commensurate with what has happened in local radio. He...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Future of Media in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Shane Cassells: I agree. However, there are some people who want to paint us as dinosaurs. Unfortunately, many young people are not buying the product.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)

Shane Cassells: The points that have just been raised by Deputy Munster and the Chair go to the heart of what we have been doing in recent months. If there is no correlation with the timelines, I propose that we might as well stop today and quit because it makes a mockery of what we have doing in terms of the breadth and depth of what has been teased out over recent months. I refer to the impact of the...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)

Shane Cassells: Without being disingenuous, the question is in the statement. I am trying to ascertain how the work of this committee is going to be respected. The key point is respect for the committee's work, which has been quite arduous and intensive over a number of hours. We need to make sure the Department and this committee work together. When the report of the Future of Media Commission is...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)

Shane Cassells: Not to cut across Ms Quill, but we have just been hearing from the chairman of the body and several of its members. They would basically tell us nothing. They said that they do not want to divulge anything. How close is the commission's report to being finalised? Has it given the Department a draft copy of its work to be able to look at it?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)

Shane Cassells: That angers me greatly in terms of respect for this committee and the significance of what this committee has been doing. We have listened to the voices of the public and to practitioners across a whole range of areas. What is the relevance of that work when it comes to dealing with this legislation?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)

Shane Cassells: What is the anticipated timeline we are looking at?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)

Shane Cassells: Yes.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)

Shane Cassells: Ms Quill is indicating it will be introduced before the summer recess and move forward in the autumn period.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)

Shane Cassells: I thank the Chair.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2021)

Shane Cassells: I welcome the confirmation in the past hour from the Northern Ireland Executive that the Government of Mauritius has agreed to re-examine the murder of Tyronewoman Michaela McAreavey. I welcome the intervention in this matter by the First Minister and Deputy First Minister in the North. I must mention, in particular, that it is the last act of Ms Arlene Foster as First Minister before she...

Seanad: Right to Housing: Motion (4 Jun 2021)

Shane Cassells: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I pay tribute to Senator Fitzpatrick for tabling the motion. She has been a tenacious battler in advocating for the right to housing and the importance of sustainable housing. Her contributions on this topic in the year since she came to the House, both in this Chamber and in committee, have been very significant. Many will ask what it matters...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2021)

Shane Cassells: I will pose my questions together and then let the witnesses respond. I thank them for their presentations. I agree with Deputy Griffin's comments to Mr. McGeoghegan. We have been dealing in recent weeks with the issue of online abuse. To think there would be a new form, an even more twisted and vicious scenario where people would target those with photosensitive epilepsy to cause them...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2021)

Shane Cassells: The controls that are not in place which allow those under 18 years to open accounts are not on Ms Twomey's shoulders. However, once they do so, the issue of advertising arises. This is an industry worth €10 billion in this country. The spend and reach it has is enormous. The online advertising it engages in dwarfs every other section online. Online media advertising by these...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2021)

Shane Cassells: Does Ms Twomey think the free coupons for race bets, for instance, should be banned from those product placements?