Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 2 July 2024

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Omudsman for Children Annual Report 2023: Ombudsman for Children

3:00 pm

Photo of Eileen FlynnEileen Flynn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

In 2022 I introduced an amendment in the Seanad on changing "child pornography" to "child sexual abuse by materials". It has passed in the Seanad. If we look at the simple wins and the simple acts, they could be done in a matter of a few days. We talk about online safety, yet the answers are there. For my own information going forward, in regard to changing the name, I hope I will be able to quote the Ombudsman for Children as well. It is a no-brainer to me because a child cannot consent to pornography. The question is a silly enough one but I have to ask it so that I can go back and say the Ombudsman for Children said his office would or would not support the call. It is a little step but I believe it is a step in the right direction. Does Dr. Muldoon believe that is the case?

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