Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for my late attendance. I read the witnesses' presentation. I want to touch on apps such as Snapchat and WhatsApp. It seems that bullying can happen indirectly when there are private groups set up and people would not be aware it is happening. I want to talk about Snapchat in particular. If somebody uploaded a video or a photograph, it can be taken down. They are automatically deleted after a short period of time. For a victim, it is very difficult to supply the Garda with proof it has happened. How do we go about that? It is obviously very distressing for a person if threats are being made and they go to the Garda and do not physically have the proof to show. How do we overcome that? I welcome everything the witnesses have said about the initiatives they have in place. From a parent's perspective, if something is happening like that with my child and I go down to my local station, which is Coolock Garda Station, and go up to the garda at the desk, what training does that garda have in this area? Is there anybody in that station who would be able to talk to me about it? If we are going to do this, we have to see that it is taken seriously at a local level in our station. Will Mr. Daly address some of those issues?