Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 1 June 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. John Irwin:
I am not in the Dáil, therefore, I will be very careful in what I say. One case relates to one of the mapping apps. If one picks a location and clicks on it, comments are written about that particular area. Some of the comments posted about an individual were horrendous. They were allowed on the basis of freedom of speech. There was no basis for the allegations that were published. I thought it was horrendous what an individual was being subjected to on a public forum without any right of reply and those comments were never taken down. We had no comeback. I would like there to be an ombudsman or somebody in that position who could independently look at these and address the issues directly with the companies.
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