Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Victims' Testimony in Cases of Rape and Sexual Assault: Discussion.
Barry Ward (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I am a member of the Bar of Ireland and a practising criminal barrister. Lest anybody feel that I am conflicted in any way, I am declaring that at the outset. I thank all the speakers. We got some important information there about the victim's perspective, which is probably not heard often enough in this kind of context. I will start with the RCNI. I like the idea of the presumption in favour of special measures. Does the RCNI have an idea of what we need to do to put that on a legislative basis? Would it involve a statutory instrument or does it require primary legislation?
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