Jason Poole has been campaigning for a Domestic Violence Register since his sister, Jennifer, was killed by her ex-partner Gavin Murphy back in April 2021
The Sex Offenders Bill 2023 would establish a domestic violence register allowing those with concerns to ask an Garda Síochána for information about a partner’s violent past. Read more: Dublin mum recalls being homeless on two separate occasions before finding forever home
Jennifer’s brother has campaigned tirelessly for the establishment of a domestic violence register to try and ensure that no family should have to endure the horrific trauma that the Poole family has since Jennifer's life was taken. It also calls for the enactment of legislation granting a person who is in an intimate relationship the entitlement to access information on convictions that their partner has for an offence of coercive control, and or any offence under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, against another person with whom he or she was in an intimate relationship.Jason Poole said: “Everyone should have the right to know if their partner has a violent past and is hiding it from them.
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