Ms Lisa Kennedy:

We think so and that may need to be considered. That said, I believe both the United Kingdom and Scotland implement this system. I am not 100% sure of how it operates, but I believe police provide the information and the victim decides there and then whether to supply their details to victim support. This can be done at the early stages when a report has been taken. The Garda could inform the victim of the services and ask there and then whether the victim wants to avail of them.