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
A number of speakers, including those from Men's Aid and One in Four, mentioned training for barristers. Rape myths were also mentioned. There is definitely a deficit of information. We are doing training at the Bar - I know because I am involved in it - and it is done on a voluntary basis. We do not get support from any outside agency to do it. Would organisations like the RCNI, One in Four or Men's Aid be interested in being involved in training barristers so they get a greater insight into this kind of thing?
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