Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In December 2016, the then Government - the Taoiseach's Government - indicated it would bring in legislation to deal with the very difficult phenomenon of revenge porn. This is very badly needed because revenge porn causes huge psychological damage to its many victims. I asked the Taoiseach about it in October 2017 and he said he was not sure but that his office would come back to me on it. I have not heard anything since. Ireland is completely behind the curve in dealing with this as we have no legislation in place to deal with revenge porn and help protect the victims of it. The current legislation, which was enacted in 1997, is completely out of date because it does not deal with smart phones or the advent of social media. There are many loopholes that can be exploited at this point in time. We absolutely have to deal with this and we have to act to protect the many victims who remain unprotected. What are the Taoiseach's plans in this area? I accept the Labour Party introduced a Bill last May that will help but it is urgent.

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