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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: We are meeting officials from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. The purpose of this part of the meeting is to hear from officials on EU legislative proposals relating to the fourth railway package, specifically COM (2013) 26, COM (2013) 27, COM (2013) 28, COM (2013) 29, COM (2013) 30 and COM (2013) 31. I welcome Mr. Fintan Towey, Ms Andrea Lennon and Mr. Peter Carney before...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: Could a mechanism be put in place to encourage them instead of just using the stick?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: Does Mr. Rice wish to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: I remind members to turn off their mobile phones when attending meetings. We have received apologies from Deputies Terence Flanagan and Ann Phelan. No. 1 is a meeting with officials from the Departments of Transport, Tourism and Sport and Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. The purpose of this part of today's meeting is to hear from officials from the Department of Transport,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: I thank Ms Behan for her opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: Is the Deputy happy with the response?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: Not at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: Deputy Colreavy has the floor and he is not paranoid.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: I thank Mr. McIntyre and Mr. Crehan for attending. They have helped us in our deliberation and with our committee work. That brings us to the end of the public sessions which have taken place over the past month or more. I thank the Members for their patience and I thank the secretariat for its hard work. I have no doubt that we have educated ourselves over the period. Our report will...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: On the gap in the legislation, Mr. Crehan seemed to imply that digital rights were covered under section 13 of the Post Office (Amendment) Act 1953, whereas the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources stated the Communications Regulation (Amendment) Act 2007-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: But it is the same thing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: I just wanted to clarify the matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: Thank you both for staying within the time limit, which will give members an opportunity to ask questions. I call Deputy Michael Moynihan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: I thank the delegation from Google-YouTube for its openness. Its contribution will certainly help the committee in formulating its report. I acknowledge that the presence of Google-YouTube's European headquarters is vital in providing employment for young people here and that it is a success. With regard to the invitation to visit its headquarters, either some of us or the full committee...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: On behalf of the joint committee, I welcome Mr. T. J. McIntyre and Mr. Fergal Crehan from Digital Rights Ireland. I have no doubt that they are well aware of the reasons for this engagement and that we propose to compile a report for the Houses at the end of our consultation process. I will not read the statement on defamation as it was read earlier.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: Ms Frank feels parents have a key role to play in keeping on top of what their children do with social media and the Internet. How aware are parents of this role? I know of parents who are not properly informed as to what is going on with social media.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: We need clarification as to how we can make them more aware of this role.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: Who should drive such an information awareness programme? Is it the Government or the industry?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: That certainly would help. I call Deputy Seán Kenny.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)
Tom Hayes: I call Senator Brennan, who had to plough through snow to get to today's meeting.