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

I have fundamental concerns with the utilisation of counselling notes in cases of rape or where trauma has been visited to an extraordinary degree on a person. The O'Malley report was a significant watershed in endeavouring to improve the journey of a person through our criminal justice system and our legal system, particularly a person who is the victim of rape or assault.

That certainly needs to be examined. I do not have all the answers here this morning but there is something very fundamental about accessing someone's counselling notes. People may have a reason for seeking them but I do not disagree with the fundamental point that has been made by Rachel Morrogh.

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