Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 July 2025

Committee on Children and Equality

Engagement with Tusla

2:00 am

Photo of Keira KeoghKeira Keogh (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I will move on as time is limited.

I thank Tusla's 5,700 staff for the phenomenal work they do every single day. I encourage them to keep going with the reform and to keep growing, learning and doing all they can to keep our children safe. I read in Tusla's report about issues regarding homelessness, the cost of living and addiction. Reference was also made to social media. A big passion of mine is pushing for age verification on social media sites and robust age verification on pornography sites. What impact do the witnesses feel social media have had on their referrals? I would like to hear more about that.