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Delay Criticised As Rape Crisis Helpline Highlighted

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Thu, 06/11/2008 - 10:28
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Irish Times.com

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http://www.irishtimes.com/
Author: 
Kitty Holland
Published Date: 
2008
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FRUSTRATION AT "delay after delay" in the opening of two new sexual assault treatment units in the west and midlands was expressed yesterday by the chief executive of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.

Speaking at the unveiling of a new campaign to raise awareness of the centre's helpline, Ellen O'Malley-Dunlop said €2.4 million had been made available in budget 2006 to update existing units in Dublin, Letterkenny, Waterford and Cork and to open two new units in Mullingar and Galway.

Currently the Letterkenny unit was closed and the Mullingar and Galway units had not come on stream

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