Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 6 November 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed)

11:00 am

Ms Alex Cooney:

Reference was made to digital education and safety design. The Australian model has education as part of the remit, which is worth knowing, and that function is used. The office does awareness raising with parents, produces resources and so on. That mandate is there. The focus was just on children and cyberbullying, but in 2018 it has been extended it to all Australians. It is increasing its mandate, which is one of the observations that has been made as time has gone on. It has also been suggested that increased resources be made available to the office. I believe it has dealt with some 500 cases to date.

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