Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)

Last week, my city of Cork was struck by a deep tragedy with the loss of a young man, Luke Hyde, who got into difficulty swimming in the River Lee. What makes the loss more horrifying to his friends and family is the fact that many people stood by filming and then shared footage on social media. While Coco’s Law rightly criminalises the sharing of intimate images without consent there is currently no legal protection to prevent the sharing of videos of someone in their final moments. It is time we introduced a Luke’s Law, a compassionate law with common sense. Will the Minister and the Government commit to delivering legislation that will cover this during the lifetime of this Dáil?

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