Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I do not mean to be rude, but I am trying to get this clear in my head. What I am asking is not a reflection on An Garda Síochána. I am trying to elicit the agreeableness and the forthcomingness of the tech giants when the Garda has an issue and approaches them. I have been told that one will never get contact with Facebook, TikTok or Twitter immediately on the telephone to address something like that, that one almost has to get clearance from their operations in the United States and that it can take a number of weeks before it comes back again. In other words, it becomes a very elongated process which is exasperating, particularly for the victims involved. It is no reflection on the work of the Garda Síochána, but more a reflection on the challenges and obstacles that are put in its way in terms of these tech giants being forthcoming with the information and being as helpful as possible to address this when it happens.