Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that. I am thinking of my colleague, Senator Cassells, who spoke the other day about political advertising and said that Deputy Catherine Martin hates puppies, which for the record, is not true. She loves puppies. This is relevant even in the case of non-commercial accounts through which one is able to influence others. It is not just about being able to commercially influence. This may be about political influence or influence in other areas. One may not be monetising it. It is not just all about monetary gain. Part of this relates to potential conflicts of interest. If we appoint somebody as a commissioner who has 100,000 Twitter followers, he or she has significant influence on that platform, albeit it is not being used for monetary purposes. I am not going to push this but we need further debate on how we determine what having an interest in a particular platform means.