Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

I ask the Deputy to familiarise himself with what the industry and Internet service providers are doing on www.hotline.ie. I launched an element of their website a number of months ago and all of the Internet service providers are participating, apart from one which has an objection to participating in this and believes that law enforcement is an issue for the Garda. To be fair to the Internet service providers in this country, they have come together in conjunction with us, EU funding and their own funding to make a substantial effort to highlight public awareness on the issue. There is also an industry code of practice. The Office for Internet Safety will monitor compliance with the code of practice and be involved in Internet safety awareness campaigns.

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