Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Independent) | Oireachtas source

As a parent and a grandparent, there is always a fear factor when one's children or grandchildren go online or on any kind of social media. One is always afraid to ask them any questions, such as "What are you doing?", "Who are you talking to?" and "Can I help you?". The child gets very protective and kind of shouts and roars at one. The child feels one does not trust him or her. The bottom line is that as parents and grandparents we just want to protect our children or grandchildren and to know that they are safe online.

I am very interested in these individual complaints and I would appreciate if the witnesses could elaborate on what the procedure is there. Will making individual complaints protect our children, especially from bullying and harassment? Can the witnesses explain in simple terms how that works? They say the regulatory powers should be extended across the country to include oversight. These are matters that I want them to elaborate on.

Every time I go to a committee, no matter what it is, everybody always mentions that we have to educate, and Ms Cooney mentioned education. What will help with more education? To be honest, I want to be educated because I do not want to look stupid when I am talking to my children and grandchildren. Could Ms Cooney the elaborate in answering those few questions?