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Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I will speak to amendment No. 102. I also spoke to it when we spoke on the section in the previous debate. This amendment seeks to ensure that service providers will introduce robust measures to ensure a minimum age verification of account holders of 15 years of age. We met with various companies during the pre-legislative scrutiny and so on. The companies have varying minimum age...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I also speak as a parent whose eldest child is ten and as someone who is very fearful about what children are able to do. It is extremely important, which is why I wanted to put this down again to ensure this is implemented as soon as possible. Based on what the Minister has said, I will withdraw amendment No. 102.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I concur with the comments that have been made. As Senator Cassells said, this is probably the most important legislation this Dáil and Seanad will pass. It will have a significant impact on various parts of our society and will protect our children. I speak as a parent of three children under ten years old. That is all ahead of me. It is important that we put in stringent...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I apologise. I do not know why I thought the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, was here for one.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I just want to make the point that the Minister committed to ensuring that every single amendment put forward by any Member was debated, discussed and talked about. That does not happen with all legislation. I thank the Minister for that.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: As I said, everyone had an opportunity. It is very important legislation. I also thank Deputy Niamh Smyth, chairperson of the committee. I forget the number of organisations we met within the course of pre-legislative scrutiny. The committee, with the full support of Deputy Niamh Smyth, felt that every organisation that wanted to meet with it should have the opportunity to do so. That...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: The Acting Chairperson is rushing me off.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I support the comments of my colleague, Senator Dolan. I concur with comments made with regard to the Alzheimer Society of Ireland. I was unable to make its briefing today but I met representatives of the association with the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, some weeks ago in Longford. I praise the work the organisation does. Any financial support it gets is most welcome and makes a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I have a couple of issues following on from yesterday's second meeting of the Joint Committee on Autism. We met with the Minister of State at the Department of Education, Deputy Madigan, the Irish National Teachers Organisation and the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland. One common theme that has come up over the past couple of meetings in particular is the issue of the summer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome everyone to the second public session of the committee. I have received apologies from Senator Mark Wall, who has been ill for the last couple of weeks. We wish him well. Before we begin, I will read some formal notices, starting with the Covid-19 code of conduct. The Ceann Comhairle, Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl, and the Cathaoirleach, Senator Mark Daly, published a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: Please let the Minister of State answer the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I know. I thank the Minister of State. Maybe members could give the Minister of State time within their time to make the answers. Otherwise we are going to run completely over time, and we do not want that to happen. Deputy Tully is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: We might set the clock at two minutes for members from now on. I apologise for this, but not every member will get to contribute otherwise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I had better keep within the time limit after reminding everybody else to do so. I fully welcome the legislation passed this week. It is extremely important and will benefit thousands of children throughout the country. We will see children being educated in their own communities with their siblings. This is extremely important. I know the Minister of State is passionate about special...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister of State and her officials for coming in today. The discussion has been very beneficial and informative for the committee. We will now suspend for a few minutes. When we resume we will be meeting with representatives from the teaching unions, the INTO and the ASTI.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Ms Ní Chéileachair. I would now like to invite Ms Moira Leydon of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland, ASTI, to make her opening statement, for which she has ten minutes. I might ask that Deputy Flaherty take the Chair for a couple of minutes because I just have to step out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: The next speaker is Deputy Carroll MacNeill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I call Senator Ardagh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I call Deputy Carroll MacNeill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: We might try to shorten contributions so that everyone is given time to respond.