Results 1-20 of 2,705 for sexual offences

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...of both offenders, and consequently the victims who are afforded anonymity, the information cannot be provided. In relation to the previous Parliamentary Questions, this risk exists as particular offences may be low in a given year, leading to a risk of identification. The Deputy will appreciate that the protection of victims of sexual offences and the prevention of their...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Protection of Children in the Use of Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Ms Claire Dil?: The Senator's question is a very good one. Child sexual exploitation is the most serious violation of all but it is also a criminal offence, so obviously we work with NCMEC because we send it information so that it can prosecute criminals and constitute a bank of images of child sexual exploitation on social media that will help us be more effective at fighting the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (16 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...and competence through statutory registration of health and social care professionals. CORU’s regulatory model is based on protection of title; once a profession is regulated it becomes a criminal offence to use a professional title if a person is not a CORU registrant. Each profession has its own independent registration board which is provided with the statutory powers to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (16 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...an abortion, or who has had an abortion regardless of where or when the abortion occurred. Since the implementation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, the HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme has solely funded crisis pregnancy counselling services that provide information about all options (parenting, adoption, and abortion) as desired by...

Seanad: EU Regulations (Police Co-operation on Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings): Motion (11 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Sharon Keogan: ...Síochána strengthened in numbers, as currently there are only 16 people employed in that department. The unit is understaffed and I ask the Minister to fix that. At national level, the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023 is before the Dáil. It proposes key reforms that will benefit An Garda Síochána in its work to police human...

EU Police Co-operation: Motion (10 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...in inflicting this misery. More broadly, we have to do more when it comes to human trafficking. According to the figures referred to by Deputy Tóibín, the 1,000 cases predominantly refer to the sexual exploitation of a child, which is also an offence under the human trafficking Act but is not directly related to human trafficking. There have been three prosecutions in one...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (9 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...the safe and ethical use of biometric identification ( including facial recognition technology). Under the Bill, biometric identification will be utilised in limited circumstances and only in relation to specific serious offences. The General Scheme of this Bill was approved by Government on 12th December 2023. A drafter was assigned by Office of the Parliamentary Council on 15th December...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (9 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: Combating all forms of domestic, sexual and gender-based remains a priority for this Government, for the Department of Justice and for the Garda Commissioner. 'Zero Tolerance,' the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV), sets out an ambitious whole of government five-year programme of reform to achieve a society which does not accept DSGBV or the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (9 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: Combatting domestic, sexual and gender-based violence remains an absolute priority for this Government, for my Department and for An Garda Síochána and I am committed to strengthening our legislation and to ensuring we have the most appropriate processes and procedures in place to do this. I am also very conscious of how harmful the consequences of this type of crime can be for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (9 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Pa Daly: 874. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she intends to move the next stage of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023. [14259/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: Combatting all forms of domestic, sexual and gender-based remains a priority for this Government, for the Department of Justice and for the Garda Commissioner. 'Zero Tolerance,' the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV), sets out an ambitious whole of government five-year programme of reform to achieve a society which does not accept DSGBV or the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Mar 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...for a judge-led Tribunal of Inquiry to examine the effectiveness of the complaints processes in the Defence Forces concerning workplace issues relating to discrimination, bullying, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual misconduct. The Tribunal will also have the power to investigate the response to complaints made regarding the use of hazardous chemicals within the Air Corps’...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Legislative Programme (21 Mar 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...Review Group on the Defence Forces and to address other matters including the Triple Lock. The Deputy might also note that in July 2023, the Government approved the text of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023. Part 4 of the Bill amends sections 169 and 192 of the Defence Act 1954 in line with a recommendation in the Independent Review Group Report. These...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (21 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: Spiking is a serious offence with potentially devastating effects on victims. It is already a crime under section 12 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997, which provides offence of administering a substance capable of interfering with the victim’s bodily functions. Where spiking is committed with intent to commit a further offence (such as sexual assault or theft),...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (20 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: Protecting and supporting victims of sexual violence is a priority for me and my Department and I am keenly aware of the devastating physical and emotional consequences such crimes have on victims. The issue of the disclosure of counselling records is a complex one. On the one hand, there is the victim’s right to personal privacy and on the other, the accused person’s right to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (20 Mar 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Joan Collins: ...the Rights of a Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; if the State will be in the position to ratify the second optional protocol once the new Criminal legislation (Sexual Offences and Hunan Trafficking) Bill 2023 once enacted is enacted. [11774/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024)

James Browne: ...Garda Youth Diversion Programme is to prevent young people between the ages of 12 and 18 years of age from entering into the criminal justice system. Diverting young people from committing further offences is another intended outcome of the Programme. For certain serious crimes, as provided in Section 129(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, young people aged 10 and 11 will be considered...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (20 Mar 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Joan Collins: 1105. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the likely date for an awareness raising campaign to commence in relation to the new Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023 (details supplied); if the details of the campaign have been decided; if assurances will be given that this awareness campaign on the OPSC will be made available...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (6 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: My Department has acknowledged the seriousness of spiking and the potentially devastating effects on victims. Spiking is already a criminal offence under Section 12 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997. This provides for a general offence of administering a substance capable of interfering with the victim’s bodily functions. Where spiking is committed with intent...

International Women's Day: Statements (5 Mar 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Roderic O'Gorman: ...people who know best what is happening on the front line and know best the deficiencies in terms of support for victims of domestic violence. When I came into office, the funding for domestic, sexual and gender based violence, DSGBV, fell within the remit of my Department through Tusla. I remember in budget 2021 celebrating getting more than €20 million that year. This...