Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I was also absolutely appalled today to read that the business lobby group, IBEC, has objected to the Government's plan to bringing in legislation on paid leave for victims of domestic abuse. Asking people who have suffered domestic abuse to provide proof that they have actually suffered that abuse is retraumatising. This level of disbelief and distrust is exactly why victims do not come forward. I ask that the Government not only commit to the speedy implementation of this Bill, but also that it will never be the case that people will have to prove they have suffered domestic abuse to avail of that leave.

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