Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

What Éamonn Ó Briain said about how one uses Facebook and other sites is important. I have two teenagers at home and I am very conscious they are on Facebook. They know who they should invite as friends. They also tell me exactly what was said here today. We cannot always blame the Internet for people making choices in their lives. This is very relevant in light of some young people committing suicide in recent weeks. It is important parents can talk with their teenagers about who they are friends with on Facebook. I have an open mind about this. I do not stand looking over my teenagers' shoulders when they are on the computer. If I went into their room, they would actually invite me to see some of the comments, as I would know their friends, rather than switch off the site. We tend to blame the Internet for problems in our lives. However, if there was proper education about it and people had better self-worth, it would leave people more confident in saying "No" to cyberbullying.