Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 June 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Young Social Innovators: Discussion

Photo of Jim O'CallaghanJim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

One of the consequences of social media, unfortunately, and this is not just something to do with young people in politics, is that many people do not think for themselves anymore. When they are faced with an issue, sometimes a political issue, they look online to see the opinion of the people they follow online on it. How do we tackle that, to get people to think for themselves from a young age?

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