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Domestic Violence

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 October 2018

Tuesday, 16 October 2018

Questions (291)

Gerry Adams

Question:

291. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a statutory requirement for a domestic homicide review to take place into the care received by a woman murdered during pregnancy or up to one year postpartum. [41977/18]

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Written answers

There is no statutory requirement for a domestic homicide review to take place into the care received by a woman murdered during pregnancy or up to one year postpartum. I have written to the Garda Commissioner with regard to domestic homicide reviews and I will correspond with the Deputy when I receive a response.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
I refer to parliamentary question No. 291 of 16 October 2018 regarding domestic homicide reviews to take place into the care received by a woman murdered during pregnancy or up to one year postpartum.
I undertook to write to the Garda Commissioner on the matter and I have been advised by the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána that the Garda National Protective Services Bureau (GNPSB) has introduced a process whereby specific homicide incidents, which are believed to have involved domestic violence, are the subject of review. The purpose of each review is to establish lessons which can be learned from examining the circumstances of an incident, in order to inform the updating of current Garda Síochána policy on domestic violence. While there are no plans to amend the law at this time, the matter is being kept under review, including assessing the UK experience.
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