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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: The witness has 30 seconds. I ask her to be brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: I must stop Ms Harling. I thank her for her excellent presentation. We now come to the question and answer session. The practice that has developed over time is that a member asks a question, which is then answered. Nobody makes long speeches as members have an opportunity to make them in the Dáil or Seanad Chamber. We try to elicit information at committee meetings. Answers should...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: Does Deputy Farrell have two more questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: I ask the Deputy to be as brief as possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: Training of the gardaí is important. I thank Ms Harling.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: I will ask Ms Counihan to comment as briefly and concisely as she can.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: This work will feed into that. Does Senator Bacik have another question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: We are talking about best practice in different parts of the world. Does Ms Harling want to come back in on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: That is a good way of looking at it. Again, the Senator is absolutely correct. If people want a follow-up from these meetings with further suggestions or thoughts, as the Senator has suggested, they should feel free to do that. This will also feed into the Government's strategy. I call Senator Zappone.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: Has the Senator another question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: We want to keep on the issue of sexual and domestic violence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: Has the Deputy concluded her questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: I welcome Senator Norris to the meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: I remind the Senator that the focus of our discussion is on violence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: The Senator did not ask a question on violence. The joint committee has issued its report, to which we can return at a later meeting, but today's meeting is focused on violence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: The Senator asked a question. Does he have further questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: The Senator has asked a question. Let us obtain an answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: I have a question for Ms Barron about people with disabilities. Her submission states the following: There is a considerable body of evidence showing that, people with disabilities are at a higher risk of violence and abuse compared to others, and are more likely than others to have experienced multiple incidents of sexual violence. Irish data shows that those with severely hampering...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: Will Ms O'Malley-Dunlop indicate whether it is the case that domestic and sexual violence are on the increase or whether the level of reporting in respect of both has improved?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)
David Stanton: At our meeting last week, an impression was given that this type of violence is learned by offenders. One witness stated that offenders can be treated while another stated that they cannot. I accept that she is coming at it from another angle but, as a psychologist, does Ms Kennedy have an opinion to offer in respect of those two points of view?