Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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113. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the process by which her Department will be developing and contributing draft actions to be considered as part of the action plan on Internet safety to be published in June 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16886/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Internet safety and security for children and young adults is one of the most urgent and pressing child protection concerns facing policy makers, parents and guardians, teachers and children themselves.

An Open Policy Debate on online safety took place on 8^thMarch. It was led by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment with the support of five other Government Departments including Justice & Equality; Education & Skills; Business, Enterprise and Innovation; Health; and Children and Youth Affairs.

Furthermore, the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation is participating in a cross-Departmental Committee, chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach, tasked with the preparation of the Action Plan which will contain specific actionable measures, with timelines, to be taken by the relevant Government Departments.  

In light of the findings of the Open Policy Debate and the work underway through the cross-Departmental group, it is anticipated that an Action Plan will be published by the end of June 2018.