Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the last point in particular and that the Minister has been dealing with the matter. The issue of our relationship with alcohol is a very serious one which has implications for all facets of life, but particularly for young people in terms of their mental and general health and well-being, personal development, relationships and their employment and career prospects.

It is often suggested that people in general, but young people in particular, assume so-called online identities whereby normally shy young people become extroverts online, lose their inhibitions and in some cases take on a different persona entirely. Has there been any assessment of the impact of Internet use on the mental and physical health of young people? Are there ways to ensure the online experience is not a damaging one, or worse, a deadly one?

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