Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 September 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Services for Victims of Crime: Irish Tourist Assistance Service
11:20 am
Mr. Kevin McPartlan:
It is not so much that we want all those referrals but that the State will be obliged, from November 2015, to refer these victims to the appropriate services. We are the only appropriate service for tourist victims of crime, but currently we are only getting 10% of the victims referred to us. While we are not seeking more, there is an obligation on the State to provide a service. Funding must increase for this. Ms Kennedy is our CEO and deals with the operational management of the service. I am a member of the board of directors and it is a concern for us that we may not be able to meet the new needs.
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