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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: The quality and presentation was fantastic. They were of a very high standard. There should be one for everyone in the audience, including kids in schools. They were fantastic. I do not know if 40,000 hit the mark of everyone in the audience, but as a parent with three kids in that age bracket, I thought the quality and content ticked all the boxes for a parent and child. I compliment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: That is a fair point. What is the office's opinion on the proposed office of a digital safety commissioner? I have asked everybody who came in last week and this week the same question about the digital safety commissioner. What is Ms Leahy's view on it? Where does she see the role fitting in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: A whole-of-Government issue dealt with by two staff.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: If we are to look at it at this time, it is a whole-of-Government approach across many Departments with two staff dealing with it. I give credit to what the office is doing but we are asking an awful lot of two people. There are huge expectations on the wider public.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I have one last question for Ms Leahy. I am just going through my notes here. Earlier when we had representatives from An Garda Síochána, I asked whether they believed the legislation was strong enough for them to do their job. One of the representatives said the legislation is good but we need to incorporate wording on mobile phones. Is the Department working on that? Who is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: Is that being developed at this time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the witnesses. I will move on to the representatives from CyberSafeIreland. I have listened to them a number of times on the radio. I love the work they do and how they present it. As a parent, the information is fantastic. It is like a red light every time because it brings home to roost what one is doing, as a parent, if one gives a mobile phone to a child or lets a child...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I have another question for Dr .Brennan. She also mentioned the Road Safety Authority, RSA, and health promotion campaigns. I think there is a need for a particular campaign. There is no point in hearing about it when Snapchat maps or Siri comes out. I think I heard Ms Curley talk about it on the radio recently. There is no point in hearing about it whenever a particular app becomes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I agree when an issue emerges, there has to be somebody equipped to respond. It is important it involves both primary and post-primary pupils because those going online are getting younger. Earlier, An Garda Síochána spoke about rolling out a programme with transition year pupils which is to be commended. They can engage with the first-year pupils as they come into the school....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: Sorry, I was-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I am speechless.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Professor O'Keane. I am sorry I missed some of the professor's presentation but I have read it. I will not apologise for anybody who has spoken in the last few moments but it was not proper or appropriate that one of our guests would be spoken to in such a manner or had to witness it, but I will continue. The questions I had prepared for Professor O'Keane are as follows. We have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: Professor O'Keane outlined the negative impact that maternal mental health issues can have on a child's development in the womb and after birth. Are these issues of maternal mental health being properly addressed in Ireland at present and if not, how can we do better?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Professor O'Keane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination Arising From Rape: Mr. Tom O'Malley, NUI Galway; Dublin Rape Crisis Centre; and Dr. Maeve Eogan, Rotunda Hospital (25 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I think most of the questions have been asked already, so I am not going to go back over them. I wanted to ask two questions in particular of Dr. Eogan and Ms Noeline Blackwell. They relate to funding of both units. Are they adequately funded because both units do an amazing amount of work? The second question is on consent and respectful relationships. I would like to see where we can...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (26 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 to allow data centres and other key IT infrastructure to be included in the criteria for access to the Strategic Development planning procedure. The Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) (Amendment) Bill 2017 seeks to ensure Ireland’s regulatory framework does...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (26 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Maternity Protection (Local Government Members) Bill 2017: First Stage (26 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Local Government Act 2001 to allow local government members take full maternity leave. Expanding access to politics is vital. Female representation in Dáil Éireann is still low by international standards with women constituting only 23% of Members. The bedrock of politics is local government and...

Maternity Protection (Local Government Members) Bill 2017: First Stage (26 Oct 2017)

Anne Rabbitte: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."