Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs published a comprehensive report in March which contains recommendations on various issues of concern to families and outlines some practical steps to make children safer online. Those recommendations include: the establishment of a digital safety commissioner; and the updating of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 to include the specific offences of harassment and stalking. What action has been taken to implement the recommendations? These are clear and measurable actions that can be taken by the Government. The Minister referred briefly to a new action plan for Internet safety which is due to be launched in June. Is that on target? If it is not, why is that the case? We need to see greater urgency in respect of this matter. Many of these issues have been highlighted previously, some as long ago as 2014.

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