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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: Ms O'Keeffe is in such a position.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I would have said that if the office identifies a need for something like this, based on the feedback it is getting, its observations should be seriously considered, at a minimum, by the Department of Education and Skills.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: Perhaps. I also asked about the use of hotline.ie or an equivalent to report cases of cyberbullying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I think it does. The only problem is that the person who contacts hotline.ie to report cyberbullying might not know it is technically illegal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: Okay. I thank Ms O'Keeffe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I understand a suppressor can be got to allow people to use their laptops without interfering with the telecommunications of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I have a brief supplementary question. If the joint committee were to make a recommendation that allegations of cyberbullying be routinely sent to hotline.ie, would the office for Internet safety have sufficient resources available to it to handle the increased workload arising if it were to be made publicly known that hotline.ie was to be the initial point of contact for allegations of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: It is an excellent suggestion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I asked a question relating to hotline.ie. If hotline.ie was to be used as the first point of contact by youngsters who feel they are being subject to cyberbullying, is this part of what hotline.ie is supposed to handle and does the office for Internet safety or whatever office operates the hotline have the resources to handle what would be a fairly significant increase in its workload?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I still do not understand if it would be realistic for the committee to make a recommendation that hotline.ie would be the first point of contact. In my view we are talking about a fairly significant increase in workload. In May 2008 a survey was conducted of about 2,800 students, more than 16% of whom reported having received an abusive text outside of school. Not all of these would have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: Yes, is it part of the brief of the office for Internet safety, is it equipped and does it have the resources to handle that type of work?

Other Questions: Bullying in Schools (7 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to the latest findings from the 25 country EU Kids Online survey that claims that Irish children suffer the effects of cyber-bullying for longer than those in other EU countries; and his views on whether the Watch our Space action plan to combat cyber bullying and other measures designed to combat this issue should be enshrined...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying of Children (7 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the OK Kids programme that was launched recently by the National Anti-Bullying Coalition; if it is to be implemented on a pilot basis in County Roscommon; and his plans to provide funding and support for this initiative. [11753/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Twitter and Facebook (7 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I thank Ms McSweeney for her very clear presentation. I am very uncomfortable with this whole topic. On the one hand, it raises the possibility of the Government interfering with freedom of speech and freedom of thought and placing unacceptable restrictions on what is an excellent facility for people to use. On the other, however, a couple of young people have died in my constituency and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Twitter and Facebook (7 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: Chairman, I have a very brief question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Twitter and Facebook (7 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I understand that the French Minister for Women's Rights has asked Twitter to monitor certain content, for example, gender stereotyping. How has Twitter responded to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Twitter and Facebook (7 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: We have a hard copy anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Twitter and Facebook (7 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: I thank the representatives from Facebook for appearing before the committee. Its approach differs from that of the previous witnesses in that it has a real identity rule. Can I have a little more detail on how that is enforced? Does Facebook seek telephone numbers or verification that the person is who he says he is. Nearly all Deputies and Senators have a Facebook page. Is there any...

Job Creation and Economic Growth: Motion [Private Members] (12 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: There are 428,000 people in this nation unemployed, while countless tens of thousands are under-employed. Most of the unemployed have been unemployed for 12 months or longer. Younger people now account for a figure of between 27% and 33% of the unemployed, depending on the way it is calculated. There is this level of unemployment, despite the fact that since the Government came to power...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters (12 Mar 2013)

Michael Colreavy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the terms of reference used by the water metering system in choosing companies to be included on the panel for the installation of water meters; his views on whether the required €400,000 turnover for the listed years discriminates against small, experienced businesses in favour of bigger businesses; and if he will...