Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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208. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will enact victims' support legislation that will comply fully with the European Union victims' directive. [8167/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The drafting of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill is under way to transpose EU Directive 2012/29 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime.

Substantial progress has been made on the drafting of the Bill, which is being undertaken as a matter of priority, and it is intended that the Bill will be published as soon as possible.

At operational level, arrangements have been put in place to ensure that rights conferred by the Directive are provided to crime victims within existing legislation and on a non-statutory basis.