Oireachtas to hear calls for dedicated refuge space for domestic violence victims

The committee will also hear concerns about wider issues of gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation. File Picture.

The need for refuge space for victims of domestic violence will be highlighted on Thursday during a hearing of the Oireachtas committee on gender equality.

The committee will also hear concerns about female genital mutilation, which the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality recommended in a report last year that should be recognised as a ground for seeking asylum.