Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Jim O'CallaghanJim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I agree with Dr. Aiken on the issue of child pornography. As legislators, it is probably easier for us to deal with something that everyone recognises is impermissible. It is already a criminal offence and we must protect children from it. However, we need to consider the problem of harmful communications more generally? What do the delegates consider to be harmful? People say they hate politicians. Are we seriously suggesting we should regulate this?

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