Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
General Scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion
2:00 am
Anne Rabbitte (Fianna Fail)
We are just talking in the hypothetical. I am talking about if I was the victim and I went and got therapy or counselling, and confided. Trauma can start at any stage. It might have been rooted in trauma from the past and may not just be present trauma. There could be childhood trauma there that is now contained in my counselling notes that are now subject to consideration of whether they would be put on display so that somebody can determine whatever about me. This might have nothing whatsoever to do with the immediate situation but could be from the past. That is a hypothetical case. This is all makey-uppey.
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