Caít Keane (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to comment on the definition of what constitutes a child. I believe different definitions are needed. Let us say two 17 year olds are doing a line. Section 4(1) states, "A person who, for sexual purposes, invites, induces, counsels or incites a child to touch." If a child, in that instance, is defined in the same manner as a child in an instance of paedophilia or whatever, then that is different so we need a definition. The Minister of State should return to this matter because the legislation could deem all 17 year olds going out together to be criminals, particularly in terms of the phrase "inviting to touch." That is an issue.