Mr. Eamonn Moran:

It is being done. Guidelines are being provided both by the Department and other agencies in relation to online bullying also. That has to be done in partnership with parents because the reality is that the children are in school from about 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. The role of the school will go so far in ensuring students know what is appropriate and inappropriate when inputting and receiving social media content in this area. However, we need to work closely with our parents to ensure that outside of school hours parents have agreed guidelines in place with their children in relation to their safe use of the Internet.

We work with parents to ensure that outside of school hours they have agreed guidelines in place with their children in regard to their use of the Internet and the safe use of the Internet. In so far as is possible, the provision of those guidelines to students forms part of our programmes.