Online Safety: Motion
Seanad Éireann — 2026-02-26
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Rónán Mullen (IND), National University of Ireland

I move amendment No. 1:
After the third paragraph under “agrees that:”, to insert the following paragraphs:
“- such benefits as may exist for children in the use of social media are now clearly seen to be outweighed by the negative impact on children’s learning ability, mental health and general welfare of early and excessive exposure to online social media;
- the widespread availability of pornography in particular poses dangers to society, and especially to children and vulnerable persons, and that it must be recognised that any facilitation of access to pornography for children is itself a form of child sexual exploitation and abuse;”

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Sitting date: 2026-02-26