Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Unfortunately, being in politics, and particularly being a Government representative, I have received a lot of online abuse and threats, particularly from social media activists. It depends on what one puts up on social media. A concern in recent times has been the targeting of journalists for abuse. Recently, one national journalist has been writing stories that involve the Data Protection Commissioner and a political party. The amount of threats and abuse that journalist has received on social media is quite noticeable. We pride ourselves in this country on the quality and independence of the journalists we have. This issue concerns me. Ms Craig mentioned targeting of female journalists. Is she concerned by the amount of online abuse targeted at journalists, particularly in recent times, in print and in the broadcasting sector?