Simon Harris admits 'much more' work needed to support sexual violence victims

(Left to right) Orla O’Connor, Director of the National Women’s Council, Ellen O’Malley Dunlop, report author, Simon Harris, Minister for Justice, and Nuala Egan, report author, at the launch of the report on Wednesday. Picture: Maxwells

"Much more" work is needed to support victims of sexual violence, but a rise in the numbers reporting their experiences is "encouraging", the Justice Minister says.

Simon Harris was speaking at the launch of a joint Department of Justice and National Women's Council (NWC) report which found that victims are being disbelieved by untrained professionals and blamed for their abuse.