Ms Patricia Cartes:

It is important to note that at European level as the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, mentioned yesterday, much has been done by the Commission. Two years ago, the Commissioner in charge of the digital agenda, Neelie Kroes, established a coalition which brought together stakeholder companies to deal with safety matters. We were part of this coalition, and it enabled us to examine five areas of concern, including age appropriate privacy settings. We all worked together and came up with a list of recommendations which all the companies are now implementing. Issues such as harmonising reporting mechanisms on various platforms were discussed. We tried to come up with a productive solution. This has benefited stakeholders in the education sector, teenagers and ourselves. We have learned much from the process of working with the Commission and the coalition members to find a harmonised approach to safety online.