Mr. John Church:

I thank the Deputy for his comments. There is nobody on the witnesses side of the table who would disagree with anything he has said. We all share frustration. We constantly ask questions of Deputies, Ministers and committees like this one. If they cannot answer the questions we are in real difficulty.

I am a year in this job now and one thing I am growing to learn - there is a Joint Committee on Justice and Equality next door talking about new legislation that is going through - is that as a country we are very slow to enact legislation that to the public's eye is absolutely obvious. For the ISPCC there is nothing more obvious than passing the legislation that is being debated next door. If we are looking for small things that can make a big difference, there does not appear to be any political wrangling around this. All the political parties, in my observation, seem to agree that it is a motherhood and apple pie situation going on here. The Digital Safety Commissioner, right now - probably within its own commission or within the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and giving it real teeth - would make a significant difference.

There is legislation in place, which is well worded. Rather than engaging in too much wordsmithing, we should get the legislation through very quickly and get it out there. Online safety is the child protection issue of our day. The quicker we get this through, the better.