Ms Deirdre O'Keeffe:

The purpose of hotline.ie, which deals with all illegal content and not just child pornography, is to give the public a facility to report something illegal encountered on the Internet. If the site in question is hosted in Ireland, the matter is reported to the Garda. If the site is hosted outside Ireland, it is reported through the Garda to its police colleagues in other countries. The content that is considered to be illegal is referred to the Internet service provider with a view to having it taken down. That is what hotline.ie does. I hope that answers the Deputy's question.