Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 4 brings additional clarification to section 8. Section 8 creates an offence where a person communicates by means of information and communications technology with another person for the purposes of facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child. The offence is committed whether the perpetrator contacts the child directly or contacts a third person to facilitate the sexual exploitation of the child. The purpose of this amendment is to clarify that the other person referred to in the provision includes the child, the victim. While implicit in the reference to "other person", this amendment makes it explicit.