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:
There are challenges associated with social media but we are not going to roll back the tide at this stage. The Internet is a very important medium for young people. There are many positives so it is not all negative. I agree with Ms O'Connor about what goes on in a lot of the schools and I agree there is very practical advice on Webwise and very practical advice given by schools. It can be a case of educating parents to instruct that the mobile phone be left in the kitchen, not up in the bedroom, and to turn off the Wi-Fi. With Netflix, I am not too sure whether people will turn it off. There are many positives. Let us not demonise something that has been quite revolutionary.
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