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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Colm Brophy: That is very similar to what an editor of a newspaper would do. I ask the other witnesses to respond on that issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Colm Brophy: It is on the company's website.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Colm Brophy: Mr. Ó Broin accepts that Facebook makes editorial judgments by removing material but he does not consider that it publishes material.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Colm Brophy: To my mind the real distinction is that if Facebook were deemed to be a publisher, many people would be lining up to take legal action over certain content. By being deemed an intermediary, it escapes this consequence. This is why, in my opinion, this is like the wild west of the 21st century. There is a very interesting historical analogy. In the United States at the start of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Colm Brophy: I would love to respond but I respect my colleague's time so I will leave it for another occasion.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Act Employment Targets (8 Oct 2019)

Colm Brophy: 155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the results to date of the national disability inclusion strategy recommendation 4.49 to increase the public sector employment target of persons with disabilities from 3% to 6% by each Department. [40896/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Workplace Equipment Adaptation Grant (8 Oct 2019)

Colm Brophy: 473. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received over the past five years and the number of grants awarded for the workplace adaptation grant; and the amount of funding given to the grant in the same period by county in tabular form. [40895/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Colm Brophy: I thank our guests for their contributions and for appearing before the committee. I have a general, observation-style question. I always defensively preface the following point by insisting I am not in favour of censorship, restriction or anything like that but I seek our guests' views on a matter. Further guests will come before the committee and I would also like to hear their views....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Colm Brophy: I would like to hear a range of views. It might be difficult for An Garda Síochána to comment on legislative matters but I would like to hear responses across the board.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Colm Brophy: Exactly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Colm Brophy: While I take on board the comments about the involvement of young people and working with them on all of the issues outlined in the responses, including through the innovative programmes that the Garda outlined, I am of the view that this comes down to a mindset change. The latter is something that we do not address often enough. Anyone can set up a successful business that sells drugs....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Colm Brophy: No.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (24 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: 234. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason An Bord Altranais issues a recognition of both a diploma and degree certificate for non-national nurses to be eligible to work here but her Department will not issue a critical skills visa to non-degree holding nurses to enable them to work here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38753/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (24 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: Apologies have been received from Deputy Jonathan O'Brien. Today, the committee will hold a pre-budget scrutiny session with representatives of Dublin Chamber of Commerce and Chambers Ireland. We will also have a meeting with Screen Producers Ireland as part of our scrutiny of tax expenditures. Before we go into that, we will go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Dublin Chamber of Commerce and Chambers Ireland (24 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: We are in public session. I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones. We welcome the witnesses and thank them for joining us. This is part of our pre-budget consultation process, feeding into our pre-budget report. From Dublin Chamber of Commerce we are joined by Ms Mary Rose Burke, CEO. She is accompanied by Mr. Eoin Quigley and Mr. Fergus Sharpe. Chambers Ireland...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Dublin Chamber of Commerce and Chambers Ireland (24 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: I thank Ms Burke. I invite Mr. Ian Talbot, on behalf of Chambers Ireland, to make his opening statement.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Dublin Chamber of Commerce and Chambers Ireland (24 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: Who wants to come back in first?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Dublin Chamber of Commerce and Chambers Ireland (24 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: Does Mr. Talbot or Mr. Doyle wish to respond?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Dublin Chamber of Commerce and Chambers Ireland (24 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: Deputy Breathnach is the next member who indicated and two other members have also indicated.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Dublin Chamber of Commerce and Chambers Ireland (24 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: I thank the Deputy. As always, he has about a minute to spare. I invite Mr. Talbot to respond.