Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-21
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Jennifer Whitmore (SD), Wicklow

In 2023, the CSO reported that 52% of women had experienced sexual violence in their lifetime and this figure was increasing year on year. I recently met a fantastic group of women from Wexford who were in visiting the Ceann Comhairle in the Dáil. This group established the Wexford Rape Crisis Centre. I had really good conversations with them but they made it clear to me that there were quite a number of women from Wicklow who were going to Wexford to avail of the services of the rape crisis centre because we did not have one in Wicklow at all. Is the Minister looking to establish a rape crisis centre in Wicklow? How is something like that achieved and how can I go about working with women across the county to ensure that the services they need are available and that they do not have to travel to other counties?

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Sitting date: 2026-01-21