Results 61-80 of 2,477 for speaker:Colm Brophy
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: -----and it is very disappointing that you then would use up your time-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: You are using up your time by asking-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: Senator Chambers wants to make a point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: Correct.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: The role of the Chair is to protect the integrity of the committee. Specifically, when people are invited into the committee for the purpose of answering questions on a particular area, one concentrates and focuses on that area. Out of respect for other committees, we do not go into other areas that are outside our remit. That is why I would prefer if general questions in relation to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: -----rather than sneaking us into a political dimension.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. O'Leary. Deputy Ó Murchú is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: Coffee is fairly bad as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: I am sorry, but I will not allow a back-and-forth conversation as there are many other Deputies and Senators waiting to come in. I ask Mr. O'Leary to complete his answer. If Ruairí - Deputy Ó Murchú, my apologies - wishes to come back in on a subsequent round, I will facilitate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: The commission is certainly increasing participation in people who go to chip shops anyway. There is no question about that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: It is a good campaign.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: Any politician who has ever gone canvassing during or after “Liveline” can testify as to just how powerful the Joe Duffy mention is. If he brings up a topic, it certainly impacts. On the Unified Patent Court, I note people are not focused on it at this moment but it is an important referendum. There are quite a number of things at stake for Irish businesses, particularly in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: I thank Deputy Troy. Before the witnesses answer, I will add something to what he said. There are reputable broadcasters, to use the terminology, where there is a balanced and fair approach, which may involve an interview going backwards and forwards. However, at the very end of it, there is a process, sometimes after the person who has been subject to the interview has left, whereby a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: Exactly, the most famous incident being that one.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: It is a legal decision. If the vote is clear, it does not matter what number it starts at.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: I will take a quick timeout in order that we are absolutely clear. Can Mr. O'Leary just speak on the issue of sequential votes?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: The 1, 2, 3 should have been -----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: That is what I had understood.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. O'Leary. Having concluded first round, I wish to pose some questions. We will then have supplementary questions from three members, by the looks of it. The core of this discussion is the area of what is legitimate political comment. I believe in what I call plus or minus 5%, which is if one believes a person or news organisation is completely balanced and fair, it means they...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Brophy: There should be none.