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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I would like to look at the civil liability in the case of the complainant I mentioned in my example. Everyone agrees that what happened to this woman should be a criminal act.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: It should be criminalised. The problem with our current law is that the only method by which such behaviour could be regarded as criminal is as a form of harassment. However, it may not be persistent, which is required under the legislation. There is no doubt that we need criminal legislation for issues such as this. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I would like to ask Professor O'Higgins Norman a few questions. He mentioned cyberbullying. Does he think cyberbullying should be a crime?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: If we make cyberbullying a crime, people might argue that bullying should be a crime.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does Professor O'Higgins Norman think a statutory body such as an online safety commissioner is the method by which these issues could be resolved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Like all social problems, laws are not the only solution to them. Much more is needed in terms of educating and informing young people. Ms Blackwell raised a point that was mentioned by an academic who was here a couple of weeks ago whose name, unfortunately, I have forgotten, about a requirement that every account should have a verified author. Does she think that would cut down much of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Publisher.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is like at present just allowing anyone to drive on the road in a car that is not registered or there is no reference to who is driving.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: The committee is considering what is harmful content. Harmful content has a broad sweep of meaning and ranges from the example that I gave at the outset to something like hurling abuse at a politician. Do the witnesses think that people should be allowed to abuse other people?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: The debate reflects the difficulty we face. We came up with the topic of harmful content, which is a very subjective term. There are some examples of behaviour such as those we discussed earlier that we all agree are clearly reprehensible and should be criminalised, but once we start going further down the line, it gets far more difficult and ambiguous. I do believe people have the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commission on the Future of Policing Membership (22 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 95. To ask the Taoiseach the members of the implementation group on policing reform; and the role of each on the group. [43249/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commission on the Future of Policing Membership (22 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 96. To ask the Taoiseach the level of involvement and engagement by his officials with the implementation group on policing reform. [43250/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (22 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 131. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken in respect of prisoners of conscience who are imprisoned in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43247/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (22 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to the establishment of an independent pay review body for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43213/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (22 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 260. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 15 October 2019, the number of juvenile liaison officer posts that are unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43570/19]

Family Law Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: We will not be supporting the amendment. The people who voted last May knew the legislation that this Oireachtas was going to put forward if the amendment was carried. They voted overwhelmingly in favour of the change because they knew the Oireachtas would introduce legislation stating it would be two out of the previous three years. Had the public been informed at that time that there...

Family Law Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: As the Minister of State said, the purpose of this legislation is to give legislative effect to the constitutional amendment voted for by the Irish people in May this year. As the Leas-Cheann Comhairle is aware, the purpose of the amendment was to make a change to Article 41 of the Constitution by removing from it the specific period that required a couple to live apart for four of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank our three guests for coming. It has been very helpful to hear from people who come at this complicated issue with independence and the public interest at heart. May I get an indication from all of them as to whether they agree that regulation needs to be increased through the enactment of laws by the Houses of the Oireachtas?