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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (19 Sep 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome the timetable, but there is only a month left in autumn. Hopefully, addressing all of the complexities involved will not delay the Bill’s passage. Among the public and in this House, there has been a demand over the years, not just because of the most recent scandals in RTÉ, for the station to be held to account for how it spends public moneys. For years, it has been...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: It is my intention to introduce the general scheme in the autumn. I am fully aware of what months are in autumn, so the Deputy will understand what I am saying. Importantly, these reforms will drive accountability, transparency and value for money in our public service media providers. There is a provision in the Broadcasting Act to hold TG4’s director general accountable to the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cyberbullying Issues (19 Sep 2024)

Cyberbullying Issues

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cyberbullying Issues (19 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 7. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the additional measures that will be implemented by her Department or agencies under the remit of her Department to deal with online abuse; if she is satisfied that there are adequate legislative measures to deal with misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36933/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cyberbullying Issues (19 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: I compliment the Minister on the initiatives she has taken to try to improve online safety. Practically every casual conversation today ends up discussing social media and the damage it is doing, particularly to children. When engaging with teachers, they express serious concerns about the prevalence and proliferation of the use of social media and its harmful effects. We also need to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cyberbullying Issues (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: This afternoon, I will participate in the online safety summit, chaired by An Taoiseach, with other Ministers and digital regulators. The summer will focus on effective implementation and delivery of online safety for the Irish public. This will build on the significant body of legislation providing the foundations for Ireland's online safety framework that this Government put in place. ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cyberbullying Issues (19 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for her reply. I hope that she, along with other members of the Government, will give a strong and clear message to the various companies today that they have serious obligations to address as strongly as possible cyberbullying and to eliminate hate and harmful content on their social media platforms. My understanding is that Coimisiún na Meán is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cyberbullying Issues (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: Following the passing of the OSMR Bill, we had to set up Coimisiún na Meán and fund its operation. I visited the commission recently and it is a strong working regulator with a large team. In May, an coimisiún published a revised draft online safety code. At the end of August, it completed its consultation process with the European Commission. Coimisiún na Meán...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cyberbullying Issues (19 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: I understand from people who are much more familiar with and have much greater knowledge of social media than me that, as part of the online safety code, a ban on recommender system algorithms should be considered. These systems collect and analyse sensitive data of social media users. This data is then used to determine what content those users see. Recommender system algorithms are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Culture Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: As the Minister mentioned, the night-time economy and the night-time culture economy present huge opportunities. There has been an effort on her part, certainly in the early years of the Government, to make changes. I believe night-time economy unit has huge potential, and we have seen some examples of that. Yet, I do not believe that there is some degree of collaboration across the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Culture Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: As I said, the Arts Council conducted an audit of all arts and cultural facilities, not just in Dublin, but across Ireland. My Department has also allocated €11.9 million in current funding to support the work of the night-time economy task force and €2 million in capital funding, and this has supported some key initiatives and pilot projects in the night-time economy policy...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Culture Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Gary Gannon: I reiterate that hugely beneficial work has been undertaken by the task force and, in particular, under the Minister’s leadership, but I would like to see what the outcome of that will be. I would have liked to ask about the night-time licensing laws, which were promised as part of this reimagining of what our cultural entities could look like in the night time. However, I am not...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Culture Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: Yes. As I said, my Department and I are continuing to support the night-time economy through a range of initiatives. The modernisation of licensing is one aspect of this, and an important one, but it is under the remit of the Department of Justice and is being led by it. I have made no secret that I am in support of the reform of our licensing laws, and the Minister for Justice and her...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Culture Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Questions Nos. 4 and 5 taken with Written Answers.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (19 Sep 2024)

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (19 Sep 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 6. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, given her expressed intention to bring RTÉ under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General, she will support the Broadcasting (Oversight of RTÉ Accounts) (Amendment) Bill 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37064/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (19 Sep 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This question relates to an expressed intention of the Minister in her statement that RTÉ should be brought under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General. If that is the intention, would she support the passage of the Broadcasting (Oversight of RTÉ Accounts) (Amendment) Bill 2024, which I published and which has gone through First Stage in this House, and will she make a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: On 7 May this year, the Government accepted in principle 116 recommendations made by the expert advisory committees appointed to carry out reviews of RTÉ relating to governance and culture, contractor fees, HR and other matters. The re-assignment of the Comptroller and Auditor General as auditor of RTÉ was a key recommendation of the expert advisory committee on governance and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (19 Sep 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome what the Minister said to a degree, although I do not believe that my Bill could not hold RTÉ accountable to the Committee of Public Accounts. This is because all the Bill intends to do is add RTÉ to the provision that is already there and hold our other national broadcaster to account through the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Committee of Public Accounts....