Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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567. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the Broadcast Authority of Ireland will undertake a full review of the rules dealing with food advertising to children; the process in this regard; when the revised code may take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6300/19]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Broadcasting Act 2009 provided for the establishment of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) as the independent regulator responsible for oversight of compliance in relation to broadcasting content in the State.

Section 42 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 requires the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) to draw up and from time to time revise Broadcasting Codes on the standards and practice to be observed by Broadcasters.

Section 24 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 sets out that the BAI shall be independent in the performance of its duties.

Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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568. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the public consultation will commence to gather the views and suggestions of stakeholders on the way in which Ireland should approach the implementation of the provisions of the revised audiovisual media service directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6301/19]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The current Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) was codified in 2010 and contains rules and requirements that form the minimum standards that Television Broadcasting Services and On-demand Audiovisual Media Services such as the RTÉ Player or the iTunes Store, must follow in the EU. The provisions of the current Directive are reflected in Irish law in the Broadcasting Act 2009 and related statutory instruments.

In May 2016 the European Commission published a proposed revision of the AVMS Directive. The proposal was designed to update the rules and requirements in the AVMSD to reflect the rapid changes that the audiovisual media market is experiencing. The revised Directive updates existing requirements for television broadcasting and on-demand audiovisual media services and, for the first time, sets out rules and requirements for Video Sharing Platform Services, for example YouTube and Dailymotion.

The text of the revised Directive has been adopted by the EU and was officially published on 27 November 2018. The deadline by which Ireland must implement the provisions is 19 September 2020.

I am committed to ensuring that the provisions of the revised Directive are implemented in Ireland in a robust and effective manner. Given that the final text has now been published, and the challenging legislative timeline involved, it is intended that a public consultation will commence shortly to gather the views and suggestions of stakeholders on how Ireland should approach the implementation of the provisions of the revised Directive.