Victims advocates slam budget as ‘insult’

Mary McDermott, CEO of Safe Ireland, said that the extra €5m allocated in Budget 2022 for victims is to support all victims of crime, including the alarmingly high numbers of people suffering domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence.

Victims advocates have slammed the budget as “appalling” and “an insult to victims”.

Mary McDermott, CEO of Safe Ireland, said that the extra €5m allocated in Budget 2022 for victims is to support all victims of crime, including the alarmingly high numbers of people suffering domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence in Ireland.