Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I return to the child sexual abuse report line, because the disparity in power is so great between the parents of a young child and an alleged perpetrator. I refer to the example of a well-documented case, that has concluded and that was in the papers over time. The initial hours in this regard are crucial. I refer to being sent to the right hospital, the child being interviewed in the correct way at an early stage and receiving the right supports. That is what will make the difference, potentially, in some cases, in a generalised way, between a conviction being possible and not. The collection of evidence, in a generalised way, in all cases is so important. I urge the Minister, if she has not already had the opportunity, although I am sure she has, to ensure that this child sexual abuse report line leads to this type of one-stop-shop for imagining being a parent in that situation. The supports required by a parent in such an exceptionally difficult situation must be linked together, from Tusla through to the health system and to An Garda Síochána, to make life as easy as possible.

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