Catherine Noone (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We will have to consider appointing a Minister with responsibility for the Internet because the Internet is part of daily life. Many people conduct most of their business online so issues such as this will become significant. The Minister of State said this area cannot be addressed by this legislation but it should be possible for the State to regulate it. If the technology exists to actively target a particular group, it equally exists to actively avoid it and, therefore, companies should be compelled in this regard. We have heard a great deal about this at the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs when it came to the targeting of children with advertisements for alcohol, confectionery and so on.