Gardaí are to brief the Government on challenges in the online safety space during a summit on Thursday.
Taoiseach Simon Harris is to chair a summit at Government Buildings, designed to create a “collective focus across Government” on implementing the new Online Safety Framework.
Ministers will be briefed by regulators and gardaí on implementation plans, challenges, and how the Government can support their work in Ireland and at EU level.
Coimisiun na Mean, the Data Protection Commission, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, ComReg and An Comisiun Toghchain will be in attendance.
Speaking ahead of the summit, the Taoiseach said: “We find ourselves at an important juncture in terms of regulating the digital world.
“We have an opportunity now to make a difference and ensure we get this right, in particular, for more vulnerable users such as children and young people.
“I want to make sure that there’s a very clear legal understanding in Ireland and across…