Justice Committee to publish submissions on domestic and sexual violence

Last April, the Committee invited written submissions from interested groups or individuals in relation to the issue of Domestic and sexual Violence.

Deputy Anne Ferris, Vice Chair of the Committee and Rapporteur on the issue says: “While crime figures are going down in almost all other areas, there is an increase in the number of domestic violence cases being reported. Our Committee agreed to examine this alarming trend in detail and invited a wide range of informed opinion from organisations and individuals to give their perspectives on how domestic violence be reduced and eliminated. Having received more than 40 submissions, we intend to hold a series of hearings on the issue of domestic and sexual violence in the New Year. Following the hearings our Committee hope to make genuine, practical and realistic recommendations to the Minister in a report on the subject.”

Committee Member and Co-rapporteur Marcella Corcoran Kennedy says:  “Ahead of the UN Day Opposing Violence Against Women and to coincide with the launch of Women’s Aid One in Five Campaign to highlight the prevalence of domestic abuse in Ireland and to highlight the public hearings that the Committee will hold on domestic and sexual violence, the Committee will publish the submissions it has received on the issue. We also hope that by putting these submissions in the public domain, it will stimulate debate and lead to a more informed engagement on this subject at our hearings in the New Year.”

Event: Launch of submissions received by the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality in relation to domestic and sexual violence
Location: A/V Room, Leinster House
Date: Thursday 21st November, 2013
Time: 10am

Copies of the submissions will be available at the launch and online following the event.

To attend this event you must be accredited to attend briefings in Leinster House. To arrange for accreditation for the event or for further information please contact:

Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
P: +3531 618 3903
M: 086-0496518
F: +3531 618 4551

Media Enquiries to:

Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2

P: +3531 618 3903
M: 086-0496518
F: +3531 618 4551

Committee Membership

Deputies: Niall Collins (FF); Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (FG); Alan Farrell (FG); Anne Ferris (LAB) [Vice-Chairman]; Seán Kenny (LAB); Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF); Finian McGrath (IND); John Paul Phelan (FG); David Stanton (FG) [Chairman]

Senators:   Ivana Bacik (LAB); Martin Conway (FG); Rónán Mullen (IND); Denis O’Donovan (FF); Katherine Zappone (IND); Tony Mulcahy (FG).