Cybercrime legislation
Bernard Durkan seeks urgent cybercrime legislation to address Internet bullying and enable ratification of the Council of Europe convention; the Taoiseach says the Bill’s heads are approved but provides no publication date.
On numerous occasions I have raised the issue of Internet bullying and the use of electronic media for intimidatory reasons. Is the Taoiseach in a position to indicate whether the criminal justice (cybercrime) Bill could be brought to the House as a matter of urgency, with a view to identifying to what extent the issue can be addressed through that medium? That debate should also enable the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime and the transposition of the EU framework decision on attacks against information systems.
