Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Broadcasting Act 2009 to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as Coimisiún na Meán; to provide for the implementation of Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/1808 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018; for the purpose of fulfilling the State’s responsibilities under those Directives, or otherwise in the interests of the common good, to impose obligations on providers of broadcasting services and audiovisual on-demand media services, and to provide for the regulation of content available on relevant online services and harmful online content available on designated online services; to enable authorised officers of Coimisiún na Meán to carry out investigations for the purposes of ensuring compliance with obligations imposed on persons by or under this Act; to provide for sanctions to be imposed on persons for failure to comply with obligations imposed by or under this Act, including to enable Coimisiún na Meán to impose administrative financial sanctions on providers of broadcasting services, audiovisual on-demand media services and designated online services for failure to comply with such obligations; to enable Coimisiún na Meán, for the purpose of meeting its expenses and its working capital requirements, to impose a levy on providers of broadcasting services, audiovisual on-demand media services and designated online services; to establish a register of providers of audiovisual on-demand media services; to enable Coimisiún na Meán to impose a levy on providers of audiovisual media services for the purposes of funding a scheme to support the production of European works; to enable Coimisiún na Meán to prepare a scheme for the provision of funds to community sound broadcasters for the support of good professional journalistic practices; to provide for the dissolution of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and the transfer of its functions to Coimisiún na Meán; to otherwise amend and extend the Broadcasting Act 2009; to provide for the consequential amendment of certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters.

Last updated: 28 Dec 2022

Sponsored by: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media;

Source: Government

Originating House: Seanad Éireann