Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 February 2019
568. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked 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]
View answerThe 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.
