Dr. Clíona Saidléar:

I will keep it brief. Regarding the rate of conviction, by and large this committee is used to Rape Crisis Network Ireland coming before it on criminal matters. We do not necessarily come here very often to discuss civil matters. We are here because of the failure rate in respect of criminal matters. It is very important we get that part right. We are also very conscious that there is a whole set of other things that happen before a case ever gets into civil law matters. This is why we are abdicating on the national strategy on child sexual violence. While this part can be fixed, attention also needs to be paid to all the others across the whole of Government and the entire system.