Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

This morning, I had the privilege of meeting a most impressive person, Jackie Fox. Jackie has been a campaigner since her beloved daughter, Nicole, whom she knew as Coco, died by suicide in January of this year after prolonged and vicious online harassment. She was accompanied by another woman whose son is currently enduring similar harassment. The emotion was palpable and there are many people like that who are enduring incredible pressure. The Taoiseach will recall that there was a consensus in this House to enact legislation I brought in last year, the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017. We had co-operation across the House and with the Department of Justice and Equality to introduce this. It is urgent. They have been to the gardaí and the gardaí say there are no laws to address the type of appalling behaviour that drives children to suicide. I ask that we agree as a House, in memory of Nicole, or Coco as her mum called her, to try to enact this quickly.

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