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Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
- Introduced
- 25 Jan 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Replaces Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with new Coimisiún na Meán regulator with expanded powers to regulate broadcasting, audiovisual on-demand services, and online safety.
- Establishes regulatory framework for online safety: Commission makes binding codes for designated online services covering harmful content; enforces via investigation, content removal notices, and financial sanctions up to €20 million or 10% turnover.
- Commission funds community broadcasters' journalism through 7% of licence fees and European works production through levies on media service providers.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage26th Seanad25 Jan 2022
- Second Stage26th Seanad22 Feb 2022
- Committee Stage26th Seanad22 Feb 2022
- Report Stage26th Seanad31 May 2022
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad11 Jul 2022
- Second Stage33rd Dáil11 Jul 2022
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil22 Sep 2022
- Report Stage33rd Dáil30 Nov 2022
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil30 Nov 2022
- Cream List26th Seanad6 Dec 2022
- Enacted10 Dec 2022
Debates
- [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages6 Dec 2022
- Report and Final Stages30 Nov 2022
- Second Stage (Resumed)22 Sep 2022
- Second Stage21 Sep 2022
- Report Stage11 Jul 2022
- Committee Stage (Resumed)31 May 2022
- Committee Stage (Resumed)26 May 2022
- Committee Stage (Resumed)25 May 2022
- Committee Stage (Resumed)11 May 2022
- Committee Stage (Resumed)4 May 2022
- Committee Stage (Resumed)28 Apr 2022
- Committee Stage26 Apr 2022
- Order for Second Stage22 Feb 2022
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