Report on Victim’s Testimony in cases of rape and sexual assault: Motion
Seanad Éireann — 2021-11-17
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Mark Daly (CC), Administrative Panel

I will call Deputy Lawless, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Justice. I thank him for coming to the House to discuss this report. As Senator Chambers said, this is a very important topic. There are many cases that can be discussed, but I must warn Members not to mention people by name because we do not want to bring the House into disrepute. There is the issue of parliamentary privilege but we must balance those powers.
The subject of this report is a systems failure that has been going on for far too long where those who have been subject to the horrific crime of rape are not getting the justice that they deserve. We need to change the way our justice system works to make sure that they get the justice to which they are entitled.

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Sitting date: 2021-11-17