Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will make three points on this. First, although there is a contrast between then and now in relation to the atmosphere for victims to speak out, the common denominator is how perpetrators use their position of influence and power to manipulate young people. Second, I do not think time should be a factor here. Yesterday, we had an exchange about the hooded men, which occurred almost 40 years ago. We know people involved in Justice for the Forgotten, regarding the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, who are waiting for 43 years. The victims of George Gibney are still waiting today. We should respect them in the same way that we respect other legacy cases. It should be the same for the victims of George Gibney.

With the help of Oireachtas staff, I have been drafting legislation which I hope will be supported when it is introduced in 2018. The legislation would see that Ireland, like Australia, would do its best to limit the ability of those holding Irish passports who have been convicted of child sexual abuse from travelling to countries which have lax or no child protection laws and guidelines, but where there is a thriving industry in both child prostitution and the use of children in pornography.

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