Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not accept the premise of quite a number of points made by the Deputy. For a start, I absolutely believe that most right-thinking citizens would welcome the State's taking action to protect its citizens. Certainly, that is very much on people's minds following the Paris attacks in particular. My belief is that citizens want to be protected.

I have already told the Deputy that there is no question of mass surveillance. Neither do I accept the premise that companies involved in the communications industry will break the law. They will follow the law that is there.

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