Domestic Violence
Dail Éireann — 2021-10-21
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Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (FG), Dún Laoghaire

I thank the Minister for her response. This morning, I spoke to a woman experiencing coercive control. She told me of the difficulties she is having in that regard that continue to follow her through the family law system. The use of the family law system by perpetrators of abuse to continue to exercise control is something about which we have to be really concerned. I ask that where awareness and training is provided, that it be made available to family law judges, solicitors and others working in the family law system as much as the very welcome protective services units. I ask the Minister to concentrate on that in the context of the strategy and its delivery. That would be very helpful.

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Sitting date: 2021-10-21