Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will return to an issue I have raised twice in the House in recent weeks. The Government has yet to make a decision to sign the Istanbul Convention. It is a very important international convention, which aims to combat violence against women. Allied to that is the need for this country to bring forward the legislation we have been promised in the area of domestic violence and, in the allied area of family law, to establish a dedicated family court. I have made the point that it is a welcome and positive political development that there are more women at the Cabinet table than ever in the history of the State. That is why it strikes me as particularly ironic that in the area of combating violence against women and domestic violence - we know women are not the only victims of domestic violence-----

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