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

We are talking about first contact.

This means that it is broad enough to offer support to victims and, if somebody is injured in some way, the information on first contact is important. It is often provided in booklet form. It would be very difficult to provide all of the detailed information encompassed by the amendment in booklet form. Where a victim has first contact with the Garda or the Ombudsman Commission, he or she should offered information relating services providing support for victims, the procedure of making a complaint, circumstances where any inquiries by a victim relating to a complaint which he or she has made may be addressed and so on. The phrase "services providing support for victims" is broad enough to cover one's GP, one's hospital or whatever else is required. However, if specialist services are mentioned, a different level of information would be required. I urge caution on that point.