Sheila Terry (Fine Gael)

No, it was not positive. The sender concerned could be in some difficulty if I were to pursue a case. Such actions must be covered in this legislation. If the Minister of State does not agree to the amendment, what recourse has an individual if he or she receives obscene or abusive text messages or e-mails? Certainly the legislation does not reflect those two modes of communication which are being used extensively. We need to hear from the Minister how an individual can cope with this type of nuisance calling. If he cannot answer that, it means the amendment should be accepted.