Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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104. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the national digital strategy; if he plans to include a digital safety commissioner as part of this strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22387/18]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Action Plan for Jobs 2018 commits to the development of a framework for a high level National Digital Strategy. The purpose of the Strategy is to provide a coherent vision across sectoral policies, which relate to digital matters. The Strategy will enable Ireland to maximise the economic and societal benefits that arise from ongoing digitalisation.

A Digital Strategy Interdepartmental Group has recently been established to support the development of a framework for the National Digital Strategy. The Strategy is a cross-Government effort, led jointly by a number of Departments, including my own.

As the Digital Strategy Interdepartmental Group is in the preliminary stages of its work, it is not possible at this point to pre-empt any conclusions regarding what may or may not be included as part of a new National Digital Strategy. Over the coming weeks, the Group will engage with relevant stakeholders, to inform the development of a framework for a new National Digital Strategy.