Domestic violence legislation introduced in the Dáil by Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan provides for a new criminal offence of forced marriage. Circumstances where an adult or a child is removed or lured from Ireland to another territory and forced to enter into a marriage are covered under the Bill. He said there would also be a new offence of coercive control under the Domestic Violence Bill 2017. Victims of domestic violence would be able to apply for an emergency barring order lasting for eight working days, where there was an immediate risk of significant harm, he added. People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith said the scale of non-reporting of domestic violence was scary, with many reasons for it.

Source: The Irish Times December 15, 2017 18:33 UTC