Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 6 December 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2022: Discussion

Ms Edel McGinley:

I can. We strongly believe that this would increase identification. Someone might come to me and I would have to say to them that I do not know what they can have. I do not know if they can have accommodation or social welfare, or maybe the social welfare office will give them something. They might ask what their immigration status is and I can only say "Maybe it will be this". We need certainty and clarity for people. That must be enshrined in this legislation. There is an opportunity to do that here. We think it would be really beneficial for people. We should be taking a victim-centred approach.

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