Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs
Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed)
1:30 pm
Professor Barry O'Sullivan:
With regard to the question of why the age of 16 was chosen, in some sense, no evidence is necessary because this is a prudent measure to take. The child loses nothing. Once he or she has a parent who says he or she can sign up to a site, he or she is on and that is it.
Once the parent feels comfortable that they can go online then they can go online. There is no downside.