Catherine Noone (Fine Gael)
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I thank the witnesses for attending. I believe a few things are happening this morning, hence the low attendance. That is a real pity because the presentations were very helpful. However, everyone will have been circulated with the presentations by the Chairman.

Reference was made to stakeholders by both witnesses but in particular by Professor O'Neill. Does he get the impression that there is buy-in from the digital companies such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and the various fora in terms of how they view this area? I do not know about all the companies because I am not a child and I do not know the detail of what is available to them or what they are interested in. How do the companies view this area when it comes to their bottom line? Obviously, parents, the Government and the Department of Education and Skills are interested in doing as much as they can, but at the end of the day we are talking about businesses. Is there proper, meaningful buy-in from them? I have a few other questions.