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"Madam President, I fully support the rapporteur's excellent proposal to split the financial framework programmes into two specific programmes. This should help to ensure that both programmes are more focused and that each gets the level of visibility and funding it deserves.
The Daphne programme has been an important instrument in helping to raise awareness of and to combat violence against women, children and young people. In Ireland, as elsewhere, violence against women is a very significant problem, with statistics from different reports indicating that one in four women have experienced some form of sexual violence in their lifetime. Funding from Daphne has had a positive impact on the work of many Irish women’s groups. However, unfortunately, national funding for frontline services to assist women and children is still not adequate, with insufficient shelter accommodation for those at risk.
I should like to mention some of the proposed amendments and my particular support for them. I am pleased to see that in Amendment 14, along with other vulnerable groups, women with disabilities were specifically mentioned as being particularly vulnerable to violence. It is therefore crucial to ensure that measures are put in place to protect those suffering multiple discriminations.
Amendment 14 also mentions women living in poverty in rural or remote communities. Outreach services need to be put in place so that these women and children can access the necessary services and be protected from violence.
I am also pleased to see references in this report to trafficking and enforced prostitution, to children who witness violence, and to action specifically designed to prevent newborn children from being abused.
However, in the final analysis, whether you are new born or elderly, citizen or migrant, rural or urban, nobody should be at risk of violence. Indeed, the fight against violence should be placed within the context of the protection of fundamental rights as guaranteed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.
Finally, I would like to give my full support to the promotion of the European Year Against Violence Against Women: awareness-raising is crucial."@en1
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