Ms Denise Mullen Fox:

Thank you, Chairman. Following on from what Ms Peake said, I draw members' attention to the situation in regard to the Victims and Survivors Service. There is a serious difficulty in that the service it provides is means tested and applicants are required to attend for an hour's interview to establish whether or not they are, in fact, a victim. My mother, who was shot but survived, cannot access any service from the VSS, whether it be counselling, the holiday package or anything else, because she in receipt of a working pension. Likewise, my brother, because he has a full-time job as a teacher, cannot access any support though the VSS. The service is absolutely flawed.