Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank all of our witnesses for addressing this very important issue. To paraphrase Ms Chapman, this is not about people holding opinions which are not based on evidence or even about people holding opinions which may be viewed as dangerous in some ways. It is about the online harms they can cause as a result of the spread of that misinformation and disinformation. The statement made by Ms Richardson on behalf of An Garda Síochána was quite strong in that regard. Can she give me an idea as to the level of Garda resources that are now addressing misinformation and disinformation, both in terms of gardaí who are directly addressing this area and the amount of Garda time spent dealing with this?