Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 31 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality

Recommendations of Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Fintan WarfieldFintan Warfield (Sinn Fein)
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I ask about recommendation 41 and female genital mutilation, FGM, legislation in a general question for all the witnesses. Are they satisfied that the 2012 Act is effective? Does it need to be reviewed and updated? Is it their view that FGM should be a ground for seeking asylum?