Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy should accept that this will be dealt with in all its complexity in the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016, which will be here this term. That is the appropriate place to deal with her suggestion. We are doing it here for children, those younger than 18 years, and there are issues that arise in respect of witnesses. I take the Deputy's point about victims and giving them as much protection as we can. The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016 will do that and change the balance in much of the criminal justice law.

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