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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 February 2026

Thursday, 19 February 2026

Questions (387)

James Geoghegan

Question:

387. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13501/26]

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Details of the sections of enacted legislation that have not been commenced where the responsibility lies in me as Minister to commence that section are outlined in the table below.

Title of Legislation

Sections Not Commenced

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act, 2011

Section 48

Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Act 2018

All Sections

National Cultural Institutions Act 1997

Sections 49 (14), 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 65, and 66.

Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022

Sections 36, 40, 49, 51, 52(b), 53, and 74.

Section 47 of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 but only in so far as Part 8B of the Broadcasting Act 2009 as inserted by section 47 relates to a failure to comply with section 128B(1) or (2), or any rules made under section 128C.

Details of the sections of enacted legislation which provide for the making of regulations by me as Minister that have not been made are outlined in the table below.

Title of Legislation

Sections providing for the making of Regulations where Regulations have not been made

Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983

Section 95

Communications Regulations and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Act 2023 (No. 4 of 2023)

Sections 6, 37, 41, 49, 74, 81, 82, 86, 87, 89, 94, 99

Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Act 2018

Sections 3 and 5

National Cultural Institutions Act 1997

Section 7 [which comprised subsections 7(1)(a) 7(1)(b) and 7(2)], and Section 68 (2)(a), which amends Section 3 of the 1994 Act.

Broadcasting Act 2009

Section 33:

Subsection (1)(e) provides that the Minister may prescribe an additional body to which Coimisiún na Meán may disclose personal data in specified circumstances

Subsection (2)(e) provides that the Minister may prescribe circumstances under which Coimisiún na Meán may disclose personal date to specified bodies

Subsection (3B) provides that the Minister may make regulations prescribing suitable and specific measures for the processing of special categories of personal data under the section.

Details of the sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by me as Minister that have not been published are outlined in the table below.

Title of Primary or Secondary Legislation

Sections of Primary or Secondary legislation providing for the publication of guidelines where guidelines have not been published

Communications Regulations and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Act 2023 No. 4 of 2023

Section 99

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