Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 May 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill: Discussion

2:40 pm

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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In her submission Ms Foley referred to conduct guidelines for professionals in contact with victims. I meet many victims of crime who are on the fringes of criminal gangs who are afraid to report their activities. That is something on which we have touched before in the committee. Is there any advice in such situations? A regular criticism from people in marginalised communities is that some of the professionals do not listen sufficiently or are not able to deal with the issues they want to deal with.