Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members]
Dail Éireann — 2026-03-04
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Michael Collins (II), Cork South-West

Yes. I know that too. That is tomorrow evening. We have done that through our Business Committee, but this is very relevant to online platforms as well. I set up groups and I talk to them day and night, trying to keep some of them informed and reassured. Thank God they are finally getting on flights tonight and making their way home, but others are still trapped. I have people stuck in the Philippines being absolutely taken advantage of. The airline is trying to charge €10,000 per person just to get them as far as London. Families cannot afford €10,000. Nobody can. Then I have others in Sri Lanka who have no clear way of getting home at all. They are frightened, isolated and unsure where to turn.

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Sitting date: 2026-03-04