Communications Committee resumes scrutiny of Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill

Appearing before the Committee are:

Officials from Dept. of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Officials from Dept. of Housing, Planning and Local Government
Representatives from Google
Representatives from National Union of Journalists  

Chair of the Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment Hildegarde Naughton TD said: “This private members Bill sponsored by Deputy James Lawless provides for transparency in the disclosure of information in online political advertising. At our meeting we will continue our scrutiny of the Bill in greater detail with a range of stakeholders.”

The meeting will take place in Committee Room 3 from 1.30pm. You can watch committee proceedings here.

Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the move, through the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.