Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

First Annual Report of the Oversight Group on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion

Ms Nora Owen:

A wide range of topics has been raised. It is very heartening because it means members are realising what a wide range of topics are covered under the WPS agenda. I will start with Senator Craughwell's comment and question on whether domestic violence is more relevant, or more obvious, in direct provision centres. I will ask Mr. O'Connor to answer that question. I will follow that by asking Ms Synnott to address the work on trafficking and domestic violence the Garda has been doing, particularly Operation Faoiseamh, over the past year and a half. We will then come back to Senator O'Reilly's question on Covid rights and education in Palestine. I ask Mr. O'Connor to clarify whether there is more relevance to domestic violence complaints in direct provision centres.