Ms Emily Logan:

I wish to further explain that. In his comments Mr. Justice MacCabe talked about three issues in regard to resources. The first is finance, the second is human resources, and the third is expertise. To give an up-to-date figure, this morning members will have seen the Central Statistics Office publish its statistics for 2021 on victims of sexual violence in this country. It is not news to anyone that 82% of the victims of sexual violence in this country are female, but what is new and different is that 56% of all victims of sexual assault and sexual violence in this country are children - people under the age of 18. That is not so well-known. We have developing patterns and changes in allegations that are coming to us that mean we will have to respond differently in future.