Funding for rape crisis centres to be reviewed

Niamh Nolan

Mr O’Malley said Tánaiste and Health Minister Mary Harney has asked the Department, with the Health Service Executive, to undertake an analysis of the current level of service provision with a view to planning future service needs. “The department will continue to monitor the level of investment in services and work with the NGO sector to ensure there is adequate service provision to meet their needs,” he said.

Between 2002 and 2004 a total of 1,314 rape and rape under Section 4 cases were reported to the gardaí. However, just 171 cases were heard in the Central Criminal Court during those three years.