Mary Seery Kearney (Fine Gael)
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Yes, I am in Leinster House. I was going to move down to the committee room but I was so riveted by what I was listening to that I was afraid I would miss something.

I thank all the witnesses for their contributions and their views and for sharing them so frankly with us. I am part of a community initiative in Drimnagh similar to that of Ballymun for All, namely, Drimnagh for All. Previously, I was also involved in Ballymun for All and, therefore, in the general reaction that is community-led and community organisation-led in south-central Dublin.

We have seen in the past week a leaflet distributed in Ballymun advising girls to stay at home after 6 p.m. I am aware of a newspaper being produced throughout Covid and since by a certain cohort that also provides misinformation and disinformation. Strategies on social media are funded. Leaflets are funded. Newspapers are funded. I am curious to know if the Far Right Observatory has any indication as to where that funding is coming from and if we have any ability to track it. It is clearly being funded from without this State. Who is funding all this?