Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2018
1013. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if funding is available for schools or other organisations to provide safer social media alternatives to children and young persons. [24384/18]
View answerMy Department does not provide any funding of the nature referred to by the Deputy. As the Deputy is aware, I hosted an Open Policy Debate on the subject of Online Safety in March of this year. The event was supported by five other Ministers and organised in conjunction with the Department of Justice and Equality; Education and Skills; Health; Business Enterprise and Innovation; Children and Youth Affairs.
In opening the event, the Taoiseach announced that it was the Government's intention to prepare an Action Plan on Online Safety. The Department of An Taoiseach is coordinating the preparation of this plan, and my Department is actively contributing to its preparation.
