Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Over the summer, there was a fair bit of discussion in regard to online safety. Every time the issue comes up, the Department and the Government respond as if the idea of an online safety commissioner is a new one. The background is that it was recommended in a Law Reform Commission paper in 2016 and a Private Members' Bill that I proposed was passed a year and a half ago, although it is stuck in committee, not through the fault of the committee but due to the lack of a money message. The Minister keeps talking about his proposal but we have not seen it and he has not published the consultation documents. When are we going to see movement on this? When are we going to see the heads of a Bill? When is legislation going to come before the House? Is this going to be continually re-announced without any legislative progress? This is a massive issue and there is major concern about it but we are not seeing anything apart from talk from the Government.

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