Ann Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Ms Deirdre O'Keeffe. I must confess that I was not aware of the office for Internet safety. If Members of the Oireachtas are not familiar with it, there is clearly a glaring problem with awareness. My lack of familiarity with the office may be because I do not have children in secondary school, although I have heard of the great work it has done with the Garda in tackling child pornography. I assume the reason for its success in this area was that action was taken at international level. The Minister stated that trying to combat cyberbullying may not be as easy as dealing with child pornography at international level. I ask Ms O'Keeffe to comment.

Much work is being done in the private sector by people who are trying to develop applications. This brings me to the policy about which the Minister spoke where certain words can trigger a take-down policy. Does the office have any role in this area, for example, in developing such a policy? Is it engaged with individuals in the private sector who are trying to develop take-down policies?