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Mon 03 Mar 2007FG Bill would ban internet grooming of childrenFine Gael will present a Private Members' Bill in the Dáil this week to outlaw internet "grooming" of children for the purpose of sexual abuse.Fine Gael's spokesman on justice Jim O'Keeffe has called on the Government parties to adopt Fine Gael's proposals to tackle this problem.