Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms McSweeney for her very clear presentation. I am very uncomfortable with this whole topic.

On the one hand, it raises the possibility of the Government interfering with freedom of speech and freedom of thought and placing unacceptable restrictions on what is an excellent facility for people to use. On the other, however, a couple of young people have died in my constituency and there is prima facieevidence to show that online abuse, albeit not on Twitter, was a strong contributory factor. If a Twitter user chooses the option to indicate that another user is posting offensive, if not necessarily illegal, content that is insidious and continuous, what action does this trigger in Twitter worldwide? Would it be feasible to have in place a protocol or procedure preventing me, for example, from calling myself Enda Kenny and tweeting messages in the Taoiseach's name?