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Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht to discuss Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020 with broadcasters

19 May 2021, 12:55

The Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht will meet tomorrow, Thursday, 20 May, with broadcasters to continue Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020.

The meeting at 12.30pm in Committee Room 3 of Leinster House will hear from:

·         Representatives from RTÉ;

·         Representatives from Virgin Media Television;

·         Representatives from TG4; and

·         Representatives from Sky Ireland.

Committee Cathaoirleach Deputy Niamh Smyth said: “The Committee looks forward to engaging with the broadcasters as part of our pre-legislative scrutiny of this Bill. Members would like to hear their views on the Bill’s proposals to establish a Media Commission to succeed the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and also for regulation of on-demand audio-visual services.”

The General Scheme of the Bill was published in December 2020 by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and consists of three general themes:

·         Parts 2 and 3: The establishment of the Media Commission and dissolution of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland;

·         Part 4: Online Safety; and

·         Parts 5 and 6: On-Demand Audiovisual Services and miscellaneous provisions regarding the transposition of the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive.

The Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht has 14 Members, nine from the Dáil and five from the Seanad.

The meeting in Committee Room 3 can be viewed live on Oireachtas TV.

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

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