Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I support the proposal. The proposed section 19A(2) states:

The Panel shall advise the Commission on issues of interest to children and young people, on online safety, and on any other matters as the Commission may determine.

That is the priority of this legislation. It is about safeguarding our youth. The best people to tell us where the problems lie are our young people. They are very forceful in doing that. Along with the Minister, Deputy McEntee, I recently met representatives of Comhairle na nÓg in my county and the issue of online safety came to the fore. We need to find a mechanism to engage with our youth and how better to do than to put it into the legislation?