Conference hears 'dogs are treated better than victims of sexual abuse'

Ann Marie Gill was speaking at a conference on sexual violence to mark 40 years of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.

Chairperson of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Ann Marie Gill has said that "dogs are treated better than the victims of sexual abuse" after TD Ruth Coppinger compared the €25m for services for victims of sexual violence with the €17m received by the greyhound industry.

Gill was speaking at a conference on sexual violence to mark 40 years of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.