Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I was very much aware of that campaign. It was very powerful and it spoke to the message, not just for the GAA but for all sporting organisations. For us, it is an interesting issue which I deliberately asked about. One of the issues we are grappling with is that question of the individual complaints mechanism where we deal with online abuse. We obviously know about it in politics. Many journalists would know about it. In sport, it is quite high-profile as well. While we accept the criticism, our challenge is that when that criticism morphs into abuse, we need to set a threshold to give people security. The way some sports stars have been treated is appalling.