Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection
Habitual Residence Condition: Discussion with Pavee Point
2:35 pm
Ms Siobhan Curran:
Yes. We have also included recommendations on issues such as violence in the home. In one particular case, a woman moved back in with her violent partner because she was not habitually resident. We have suggested that in the interim if habitual residence is to be applied it should at least be gender sensitive and should not place women in direct danger. It is important to us that the wider issue is addressed.