The Minister for Education says young children having access to smartphones is a growing area of concern.
Tanaiste and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin earlier described social media companies as the big public health challenge of our time.
Meta recently lowered the age of which children can access WhatsApp from 16 to 13.
Advertisement
Education Minister, Norma Foley, who's the Fianna Fáil TD for Kerry says many of the issues around smartphones go beyond that.
