Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I commend the work of the All-Island Women's Forum and its commitment to fully inclusive engagement. One of the outcomes of its work is its highlighting of the urgent need to adopt a joint approach to tackling gender-based violence in all its forms. While the Departments of Justice in the North and the South share best practice in tackling domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, there remains a shared challenge associated with a lack of disaggregated data both north and south. Much of this shared island focus is on research and data, so addressing the findings of the report could be a matter that the Taoiseach could advance before stepping down on 15 December. I ask him to consider that and commit to it.

The island of Ireland has one of the highest rates of domestic femicide in Europe. The former Minister for Justice initiated a study three and a half years ago. We understand that the lead has submitted the final report to the current Minister for Justice but that it has not been published. The current programme for Government commits to legislation to introduce domestic homicide reviews. We ask that this be delivered as soon as possible.

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