Digital Services Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages
Dail Éireann — 2024-01-24
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Dara Calleary (FF), Mayo

I absolutely recommit to those assurances. I want people to be able to use this legislation and the intention of the fee is that Coimisiún na Meán could specify a fee for applications or review requests for a trusted flagger, vetted researchers or out-of-court dispute settlement bodies. The provision is intended to enable an coimisiún to set nominal fees if it considers it necessary to cover costs for applications or review requests. It is absolutely not intended to be profit generating and certainly not to be a disincentive to any applicants. It is not a fee which will be unmanageable for organisations or researchers. The intention is that Coimisiún na Meán will act fairly in setting these fees and that intention is implied throughout the fee-making power in this Bill. I want to very much emphasise the intention that the fee will not be prohibitive as applied. I want to say when I will be engaging with Coimisiún na Meán around the setting of these regulations that this fee is accessible and not prohibitive to people exercising their rights under this very important legislation.

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Sitting date: 2024-01-24