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Enacted Seanad
No. 6 of 2022

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022

Public bill · Government · Presented

A new media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, would replace the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and take over its work. It would set and enforce rules for broadcasters, on-demand services and certain online platforms, including protections for children, limits on harmful content, stronger complaints handling, and requirements around news, advertising, accessibility and the prominence of public service content. It would also be able to fine services for serious breaches, require harmful content to be removed or blocked, keep a register of services, and fund Irish-language, European and community broadcasting projects.

Formal long title

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 11 September 2024

Sponsor
  • Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Primary
Progress
  • First Stage
    Seanad
  • Second Stage
    Seanad
  • Committee Stage
    Seanad
  • Report Stage
    Seanad
  • Fifth Stage
    Seanad
  • Second Stage
    Dáil
  • Committee Stage
    Dáil
  • Report Stage
    Dáil
  • Fifth Stage
    Dáil Enacted
  • Cream List
    Seanad Enacted
  • Enacted
    Enacted
Debates
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages
    Seanad
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages
    Dáil
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
    Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
    Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage
    Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage
    Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed)
    Dáil
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed)
    Dáil
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee
    Dáil
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage
    Dáil
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage
    Seanad
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
    Seanad
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
    Seanad
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
    Seanad
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
    Seanad
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
    Seanad
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
    Seanad
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage
    Seanad
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage
    Seanad
  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Order for Second Stage
    Seanad

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