I move amendment No. 75: In page 49, to delete lines 14 and 15. We made very constructive progress over the course of the debate on this Bill and there are a number of areas where the Bill has been very much strengthened and improved. However, this is an area which I believe requires greater and further consideration. I am aware that this is a difficult area to address but it needs to be more nuanced than it is currently. I hope there will be opportunities for that to happen over the course of the Bill's journey in…

I move amendment No. 76: In page 49, to delete lines 14 and 15 and substitute the following: “(a) anything that may reasonably be regarded as causing harm to a group of persons, or a member of a group, based on any of the grounds referred to in Article 21 of the Charter,”.

I move amendment No. 77: In page 49, to delete lines 27 and 28 and substitute the following: “(e) anything which may reasonably be regarded as an offence under the Offences Against the State Act 1939.”.

I move amendment No. 80: In page 51, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(2A) A broadcaster shall not broadcast, and a relevant media service provider shall not make available in a catalogue of the relevant service, an advertisement which seeks to promote gambling.”.

Amendments Nos. 80, 81, 93, 94, 109 and 110 all seek to require that online safety codes and media service codes, respectively, would prohibit or restrict advertisements for gambling and cryptocurrency. On Committee Stage, I combined the two issues of gambling and the promotion of speculative financial activities such as cryptocurrency. I believe they are very strongly linked. In recognition of the strong support across the House to have much stronger constraints on advertising and given that the debate on cryptocu…

Yes, I would.

I am looking forward with great hope and interest to the legislation that might be brought by the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne. I will certainly engage with him on that. However, my experience in this House means I generally seek to put measures on a train that is already moving, as it were, rather than the one that may be coming down the line. In general, that is why I will always seek to have measures inserted where I think they are relevant. If that is then superseded by better future legislation or po…

Yes.

I move amendment No. 81: In page 51, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(2A) A broadcaster shall not broadcast, and a relevant media service provider shall not make available in a catalogue of the relevant service, an advertisement which seeks to promote speculative financial activities which pose a risk to a person, including the trading of cryptocurrencies.”.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I have a couple of amendments in this section. Amendments Nos. 86 and 87 deal with similar concerns but are possibly more serious in terms of the problems with the language as it is construed. I refer to the ambiguity around addressing what is or is not offensive. Amendment No. 87 addresses specific concerns. The provision at the moment gives undue weighting to the question of a person's convictions. The reference is “with due sensitivity to the convictions or feelings of the audience,". I seek to replace that with…

I move amendment No. 87: In page 52, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “(i) with due sensitivity to the subject matter and the audience,”.

I thank the Minister for engaging on this important issue. People from right across Ireland have raised this issue with me. Senators Sherlock, Pauline O'Reilly and other Senators also have raised this matter with the Minister. I am grateful for this amendment as it sets the ground for us to move forward. The amendment is important given the significant public health implications and the poor practices employed when marketing infant milk, follow-on milk and growing-up or toddler milk. I also welcome that as this mat…

Hear, hear.

I second the amendment.

I move amendment No. 92: In page 53, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(5A) Provision made for the purpose referred to in subsection (2)(d)(i) may prohibit the inclusion in programmes of commercial communications or content relating to conversion therapy, or any commercial communications or content which seek to promote practices or beliefs with the aim of invalidating or compromising a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.”.

I echo the points made by Senator Pauline O'Reilly and thank the Baby Feeding Law Group Ireland. Sometimes a stigma is created when anyone seeks to promote breastfeeding but it is worth remembering that sadly, breastfeeding in this country is very much the underdog, as fewer than 6% of babies are breastfed, compared with an average of 40% in other jurisdictions. Choice is fundamental but in most countries it is 50:50 for breastfeeding and using formula milk whereas in Ireland over 90% of babies will be fed formula …

I appreciate the Minister's reasoning and, therefore, I will not press the amendments at this point. Even so, and perhaps this will be picked up in the Dáil, it is important there be a clear timeline in that regard. Having brought forward proposals on this a number of years ago, we need to have a clear timeline for this and I welcome the fact the Minister will engage with the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, in that regard. Perhaps by the time this Bill enters its final Stages in the autumn, we will, I hope, see legislat…

I move amendment No. 93: In page 53, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(5A) Provision made for the purpose referred to in subsection (2)(d)(i) may prohibit or restrict the inclusion in advertising or programmes of advertisements or commercial communications relating to the promotion of gambling.”.