Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Hugh Ahern:

It would be good to put an online safety commissioner in place. I would be curious as to how an online safety commissioner would work in line with the new policies that have been put in place. I know from reading about it that many social media companies have large legal teams and they have a lot of power. They are willing to challenge anything that governments are trying to do. I would be interested to know how that would work. If students do not speak up personally about bullying in schools, it will affect them later in life. They do not speak up fully about it.

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