The Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs has published its Report on Cyber Safety for Children and Young Adults.
The committee believes a national campaign regarding cyber safety is needed, in a similar vein to campaigns about road safety. It has also suggested that online safety be part of the curriculum in primary and post primary schools.
“Despite children now growing up with the internet and often being more skilled at using it than many adults, adults cannot assume that children will know instinctively how to protect themselves from online dangers,” said Alan Farrell TD, chairman of the committee.
To read the report, visit the web page of the Committee on Children and Youth Affairs.