Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

All the party leaders in the House met on Monday to discuss the issue of violence against women and sexual violence. Legislation was one of the areas raised, along with others. The Oireachtas should look at this through the Joint Committee on Justice. I know that the families of women who have been murdered are very aggrieved at the current situation in respect of their being alerted to parole requests, for example. There needs to be a more victim-centred approach to all of this. Sentencing for this violence should be hard, strong and very clear. Again, I favour the justice committee examining the issue in more detail.

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