Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 September 2018
212. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action he plans to take to deal with the use of social media sites to promote the illegal and dangerous so-called MMS as a purported cure for autism with particular reference to the need for stiffer penalties for those involved who are essentially endangering and abusing children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38921/18]
View answerThe Action Plan for Online Safety, published by Government on 11 July 2018 reaffirms the principle that Ministerial responsibility for policy in relation to online matters is delineated on the basis that, if a Minister is responsible for a policy matter offline, they are responsible for that policy matter - and any aspects of its implementation - online as well.
The Deputy will appreciate that I am not responsible for policy in relation to the matter in question, and that the question should be referred to my colleague, the Minister for Health.
