asked the Minister for Justice the action the Government is taking to improve the treatment of victims of crime.
Written Answers. - Crime Victims.
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Government action in relation to the treatment of victims of crime is reflected in the continued operation of the scheme of compensation for personal injuries criminally inflicted for which a provision of £1,975,000 has been made in my Department's Estimates for 1988.
In addition a sum of £8,000 has been provided in my Department's Estimates for 1988 to enable a grant to be paid to the Irish Association for Victim Support whose work I fully support. That is a token of this support. The primary funding of the association must come from the voluntary efforts of its membership. I would like to be in a position to make a bigger grant available to the association. However, the overall budgetary position prevents me doing so.