Public asked for input on children’s’ access to social media

The public's being urged to have its say on how old children should be before they're allowed to access social media.

It's part of new EU plans for a so-called 'digital age of consent' of anywhere between 13 and 16.

The plans will allow individual countries to set the minimum age at which children can sign up to website's using their personal data.

Data Protection minister Dara Murphy is calling for a national debate on the issue.