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Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: However, people will still get sick.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: That could be anyone.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: I support the comments of colleagues about councillors' pay and conditions. I do not know whether other Senators agree with my view on the body politic, which is that as politicians - I do not necessarily mean here in the Seanad - we have kind of degraded ourselves over the years.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: We have made populist moves to try to endear ourselves to a public that has no interest in many of the moves in question. For example, I do not think we should have done away with ministerial cars. We get no gratitude for that kind of thing. It reduces a nexus. If we are going to degrade ourselves, how is the public supposed to feel about us? I do not think this is party political. It...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: They were the only people who could afford to be in politics because they were independently wealthy. Do we want that? No, we do not. There is a consultative process and a review going on at the moment. I would be very hopeful. As Senators, we have a unique nexus to councillors. Obviously, we rely on them for votes. We appreciate them. We have a connection to them. I am in contact...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: Hear, hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: If Deputy Lisa Chambers wants to interject on this point, that is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the delegates. We are very grateful to have them here. There are many things I could ask, but I have to try to hone in on a number of them that I want to put to them. I am conscious that this is the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs and that the digital age of consent was actually dealt with by the justice committee. That puts us in a difficult position. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: What about Internet filtering whereby the default position would be, when a server is placed in a house, it would be precluded from accessing all sites that could potentially be harmful to children? One could opt in if one wished. Would that be helpful for parents who are not very au fait with the Internet or do not have the time to spend looking up how to actually stop their children from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: In Germany there is IP filtering through a product Cisco has provided for free for schools. It is also provided for homes. It is something that would be very easy to do in Ireland because telecoms companies could do it. It would not solve the problem entirely because children would get around it. They would not always be at home using the Internet which is pervasive and everywhere. They...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: That is my point. We need to turn it on its head and take away the fact that parents do not know how to do it. They will have to find out how to opt in. The default position could be that they have opted out. It would not solve all of the problems, but it would be very helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: The bottom line is that for legislators it is hard to know what way to go on this. We want to help parents and we have a duty to protect children. We do not want to have too much of a nanny state approach. There is a fine line for us to navigate. We are relying on experts like the witnesses and those who appeared before the justice committee to tell us where to go with this. As this is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: There is the deep or dark net as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: It is not like years ago when people said children who watch too much television will have problems. There were debates about that years ago. This is a minefield and it is not comparable in that sense. We are not being overly cautious or ultra-conservative to be concerned about this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: They are not reaching developmental goals.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: Yes. I cannot get my head around that at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: To clarify, does that come within the remit of social media companies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: That is a ban.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: Donal O'Shea said the one thing he would do about childhood obesity was impose a sugar tax. We have done that and are hopeful it will have an impact. Obviously, it is something that has to be tackled from a lot of different angles. As Donal O'Shea's equivalents in this area, what do the witnesses say are the three things we have to do in the short and medium terms?

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (1 Feb 2018)

Catherine Noone: I welcome the Taoiseach to the Seanad. It is great to have him here on St. Brigid's Day. St. Patrick is our primary patron saint, but it is arguable that St. Brigid should be, given the work she did for vulnerable people-----