Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Evans.

I also thank Mr. Dawson for his frankness in what he set out today. As he said, the issues are not just those relevant to journalists who have to wear flak jackets but to those in the online space as well.

How big of an issue is this for NUJ members and journalists? Obviously, it is not a physical threat, but it is a threat nonetheless. I refer to trying to undermine the democratic process which is the glue that binds and holds, and members of the press play a fundamental part in it. They are the ones who disseminate what happens in parliaments and conflicts and bring that to the public. How big a threat is this for the members Mr. Dawson represents?