I move amendment No. 8: In page 18, line 6, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”. Amendments Nos. 8 and 9 seek to strengthen wording in the Bill by specifying that an authorised officer shall rather than may impose a daily penalty on an online platform for an ongoing contravention of the regulation. In order for the regulation to constitute a meaningful deterrent to harmful behaviour by online platforms, it seems important that a company should know with certainty that it will face consequences for its actions. T…

I move amendment No. 9: In page 18, line 6, to delete “may” and substitute “shall, in the case of providers of VLOPs or VLOSEs, and may, in the case of other providers”.

I move amendment No. 10: In page 18, line 12, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”.

I move amendment No.11: In page 19, line 12, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”.

I move amendment No. 12: In page 19, line 35, to delete “may” and substitute “shall, in the case of providers of VLOPs or VLOSEs, and may, in the case of other providers”.

I move amendment No.14: In page 25, line 8, after “decision” where it secondly occurs to insert the following: “, if An Coimisiún can reasonably conclude that the decision ensures compliance with the Digital Services Regulation”. Amendments Nos. 14 and 15 propose a reasonable belief test which must be met before an coimisiún adopts its own decision instead of opening a new investigation. Amendment No. 14 says that an coimisiún must be able to reasonably conclude that its original decision ensures compliance with th…

I move amendment No. 15: In page 25, line 8, after “decision” where it secondly occurs to insert the following: “, if An Coimisiún can reasonably conclude that a new investigation would not result in improved compliance with the Digital Services Regulation”.

I move amendment No. 16: In page 25, line 8, after “decision” where it secondly occurs to insert the following: “, if An Coimisiún can publish a written rationale which reasonably demonstrates that the decision ensures compliance with the Digital Services Regulation”.

I move amendment No. 17: In page 25, line 8, after “decision” where it secondly occurs to insert the following: “, if An Coimisiún can publish a written rationale which reasonably demonstrates that a new investigation would not strengthen compliance with the Digital Services Regulation”.

I move amendment No. 18: In page 25, line 8, after “decision” where it secondly occurs to insert the following: “, only if, where the decision relates to providers of VLOPs or VLOSEs, An Coimisiún can publish a written rationale which reasonably demonstrates that the decision ensures compliance with the Digital Services Regulation”.

I move amendment No. 19: In page 25, line 8, after “decision” where it secondly occurs to insert the following: “, only if, where the decision relates to providers of VLOPs or VLOSEs, An Coimisiún can publish a written rationale which reasonably demonstrates that a new investigation would not strengthen compliance with the Digital Services Regulation”.

I move amendment No. 20: In page 27, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following: “(vi) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (o): “(p) any previous determinations by other Member State Digital Services Coordinators or other Member State competent authorities that are relevant to the amount of the sanction.”,”. Amendment No. 20 seeks to add an additional criterion to which an coimisiún must have regard when deciding the amount of financial sanction to be imposed for relevant contravention…

I move amendment No. 21: In page 29, line 30, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”.

I will put on the record that this amendment only changes "shall" to "may". It makes a provision for a block order to be issued whenever the request is made rather than allowing the measure to me discretionary. I am not sure whether this amendment has accidentally ended up being ruled out of order because it is very like all the other amendments in terms of "may" and "shall". It is a language thing. I am just a bit curious as to how it ended up in there. It kind of feels like a mistake; now I know.

That is a stretch. I will take it up.

I move amendment No. 23: In page 37, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “(1A) An accredited journalist or representative of a registered Non-Government Organisation who applies to An Coimisiún under Article 40(8) to be designated as a vetted researcher may be deemed to have met the designation conditions if they can reasonably demonstrate that their access to data as a vetted researcher would be in the public interest.”. This amendment seeks to make accredited journalists and representatives of regis…

I welcome the Minister of State. My colleagues have outlined some of the concerns raised by the Coroners Society of Ireland, but I want to get some insight from the Minister of State on the timeline for the reforms over the next year, the current position on the consultation and when we expect to see proposals from that consultation. I thank the officials in the Department, who have been very accommodating regarding some of my suggestions on who to engage with in the consultation. Last week, we had a really product…

I think I had just finished speaking to the amendment. Therefore, I will hand over to Minister for a response, if that is okay. If she needs me to go back over any of the notes as a reminder, I am happy to do that.

I will press the amendment.

I move amendment No. 51: In page 72, to delete lines 1 and 2.