Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Ms Richardson stated this will not be solved in one area but requires a societal approach involving the law, enforcement, the Oireachtas and the social media companies themselves. In that respect, I was interested that in March the National Union of Journalists, NUJ, was highly critical of An Garda Síochána and the Commissioner with regard to the acquisition of images taken from the Dublin riots which were going to help An Garda Síochána do its job. The Press Association and Peter Clifton were highly critical, stating this was interfering with the democratic process of journalists. What is Ms Richardson's opinion of the Garda doing its work to thwart those who sought to use disinformation to bring violence to our streets and the NUJ battling with it in respect of these images?