Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister’s response as he knows that I wrote both to himself and to the Minister, Deputy McEntee, at the end of last year and early this year on this issue. Like Deputy O’Callaghan, I firmly believe that legislation is going to be required to outlaw this abhorrent behaviour. I pay tribute to Ann Murphy of the Irish Examinerwhose sterling investigative journalism has exposed this issue and brought it to light for all of us. I fully assure the Minister that if he and his colleague, the Minister for Justice, bring forward the required legislation, they will have complete co-operation for the speedy passage of it from our party as well as others in opposition. This is urgent and necessary and we will work with the Minister to ensure that this type of behaviour is outlawed and punished very heavily if and when it occurs.

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