Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill: Discussion

10:00 am

Ms Grainia Long:

I echo that point. The more we can teach children to talk about the issues going on for them and the more likely they are to call us and tell us, the better. While it will sometimes feel as if we are hearing more, that is actually a good thing. I would rather for us to be victims of our own success on this one.

We spoke a lot today about physical crime, so to speak. We have a considerable amount of law to write on cyber and online crime. That is a major issue, especially for children and young people. I look forward to being back in this room with one of my colleagues to talk at length with the committee on this. We are completely unaware of the laws we need on this particular issue. So much of the Bill is about culture change that I wonder whether a review might be in order. After two years the Bill will only have worked if implementation has happened and we have changed the mindset and culture. In areas such as training and whether services are fully funded, it would be good to review this in two years.

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