The Government have come under fire as more evidence was published last week showing the link between children watching porn and sexual violence.

The Children’s Commissioner for England said “frequent users of pornography were also more likely to have real-life experience of an aggressive or degrading sex act”.

Commissioner Rachel de Souza found “references to specific acts of sexual violence commonly seen in pornography in half of the interviews carried out following these cases of sexual abuse”.

“I am clear that children should not be able to access pornography, and my office’s work in this space continues to demonstrate the harm it can cause to children and young people”.

Commenting on the matter, Aontu’s Peader Toibin said the report is clear that pornography is fuelling sexual violence against women and the increase in children sexually abusing other children.

Aontú has introduced a Bill that would make it illegal for Internet Service Providers to provide hard core pornography to children. But, he said, the FF/FG/Green government refused to help the bill proceed through the Dáil.

“Indeed rather than any effort to stop the supply of hard core pornography to children the government seeks to deliver classes to children in school on the topic. While education is important, its reckless of the government to make no effort to protect children”.