Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
General Scheme of the Data Protection Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed)
9:00 am
Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source
I support Dr. Shannon's call for the lowest digital age of consent to be 13 years and for the widest possible definition to be approved.
I am also interested in the following and perhaps Deputy Chambers will also mention the following. It would be incredibly novel to have a focus group that includes children. I do not know how one can make it happen. I urge the committee to consider establishing such a group. Dr. Shannon has produced an incredibly comprehensive report. How can a focus group have meaningful engagement? The committee could return to the matter. It would be pioneering to be the first country to introduce a focus group because digital stuff is so important to kids.
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