Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

My point relates somewhat to section 6. I know that we are going sequentially, and I will speak more about this under section 6. As we discuss section 4, I want to flag the high pertinence of this section given the attacks we have seen over the weekend in the UK, but also noting that when we talk about altering data or information, there are a few opportunities that could be missed in this Bill and I hope they can be dealt with at another point. As well as altering, there is the manipulation of data, such as the presentation of data in a context which is manipulative and serves to distort its original content and intent. I will return to the manipulation of data again more extensively under section 6, but it relates to the categories mentioned in section 4. I wanted to flag this because I did not realise we were doing all Stages today. I had hoped to do a Report Stage amendment but I see there is no opportunity for that now. Nonetheless, I want to flag a number of issues for the Minister of State's attention.