Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner

2:00 pm

Photo of Martin ConwayMartin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My final question is on cybercrime. In recent years young people, in particular, have taken their own lives as a result of it. Have the numbers of investigations and convictions for cybercrime and cyber-bullying, in particular, increased? Were there convictions? Has there been much success in this area? Does the Garda have a unit in its headquarters or an IT section that monitors social media to identify sources of cybercrime and cyber-bullying?

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