Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Ba mhaith liom cuidiú leis an leasú atá mollta. I would like to second the amendment. We had a very comprehensive debate on the issue last week and I was hoping that the Minister might bring forward an amendment on it. Last week, Senator van Turnhout showed that she had done a huge amount of research in the area. She spoke a lot about NGOs.

We raised issues between us which we have been discussing with other NGOs, such as the Rape Crisis Centre. They have genuine concerns that the law is stacked against the victim in many cases and that the fear of coming forward to give information is increased by allowing access to notes from private therapy sessions. It is a serious and telling issue which the Minister referred to last week. Will he use his good offices to take on board the spirit of Senator van Turnhout’s amendment?