I know the recent leak of tens of thousands of intimate images of Irish women has caused so much upset and anger.
I share that anger and I want people to know that I am determined to act and to introduce tough new laws to ensure that anyone who shares these kinds of images will face serious criminal sanctions.
I am working with @BrendanHowlin to enact the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill and it will come back before the Dáil next month.
Ahead of this, I will bring proposals to Cabinet next Tuesday for inclusion in this Bill, which we want to enact as soon as possible.
The measures I will bring to Cabinet will make it a criminal offence to share intimate images without consent. This is not just about revenge porn - sharing such images will become a criminal offence, regardless of the motivation of the person who passes them on.
It will also be irrelevant if consent is given for an intimate image to be taken - I will ensure they can never be shared, even if consent was given for the image to be taken.
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