Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - PQ 56422-26
Deputy O'Sullivan asked if national clinical guidance exists on recommended screen time for children by age group. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and Public Affairs
Published: July 2026
Updated: September 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health whether national clinical guidance exists on recommended screen time for children by age group; the most recent data held by her Department on problematic social media use among children in Ireland, including from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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