David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have a question for Ms Barron about people with disabilities. Her submission states the following:

There is a considerable body of evidence showing that, people with disabilities are at a higher risk of violence and abuse compared to others, and are more likely than others to have experienced multiple incidents of sexual violence. Irish data shows that those with severely hampering disabilities were 2.9 times more likely to have experienced domestic and violent abuse than other adults.

On what research is this conclusion based? Ms Barron will be aware of pending legislation on assisted decision making. How will the legislation impact on this whole area?