Under existing rules, a victim’s counselling notes can be introduced as evidence in sexual assault trials.
The Justice Committee is recommending counsellor's notes from sexual violence survivors should be protected and confidential.
Currently, a victim's counsellor notes can be used as evidence in cases of sexual violence.
Mullingar's Hazel Behan, who was sexually assaulted in Portugal in 2004, spoke before the committee today.
She explains why she decided to come forward with her story:
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