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Minister’s Abandonment of Domestic Violence Agency Shows Lack of Commitment to the Vulnerable
Press Release, 31st January 2007
Catherine Murphy, TD has today during the first Dáil session of 2007 question the commitment of Minister for Justice, Mr Michael McDowell to ensuring justice for the vulnerable and will call for a full Dáil debate on what she terms “appalling failures” on the part of the Minister.
Murphy’s comments relate to funding problems highlighted by the National Domestic Violence Intervention Agency who may have to withdraw its services due to a lack of commitment to ongoing funding by the Minister. She requested the adjournment of the Dáil to discuss:
“The questionable commitment of the Minister for Justice to justice for vulnerable members of Irish society in light of today’s near withdrawal of services by the National Domestic Violence Intervention Agency. Minister McDowell set the precedent of abandoning vital services when funding for the Missing Persons Helpline was withdrawn in 2005 and he is repeating this injustice with his failure to commit to long term funding for the National Domestic Violence Intervention Agency. A full debate regarding the current Minister’s ability to deliver justice to the vulnerable must take place in light of these appalling failures.”
Murphy, in highlighting the apparent unwillingness of Minister McDowell to fund vital services for victims and their families, has stated “The Missing Persons Helpline and the National Domestic Violence Intervention Agency provided similar services to the vulnerable in that they offered confidential and non-partisan support for those in crisis and both are desperately needed by those who so often are forced to suffer in silence. The fact that this keeps happening highlights a problem in the way we fund victim support services, why should one Minister with an apparent grudge against the vulnerable have the power to undermine vital services so readily? We must put a framework in place so that the funding of victim support services is transparent, consistent and reasonable.”
Posted by catherinemurphy
on January 31, 2007. Filed under In the Dáil,Law, Justice, Defence & Policing.
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