Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017
378. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will contribute to the funding of a second Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland study as has been recommended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36642/17]
View answerMy view is that my Department has a role in ensuring that children and young people's awareness of their right to bodily integrity is reinforced through the education system and through the programmes run in our schools and education institutions. Respect for other people and a zero tolerance of any form of abuse whether sexual, physical and emotional is also a fundamental principle of how our educators teach and how children and young people are taught.
However, sexual abuse and violence is a crime and funding research into crime is not a core aspect of my Department's work.
