Vol. 576 No. 3
120 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the pilot national domestic violence integration programme launched in May 2003 will be continued for three years; if such programmes will also be initiated in other parts of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29557/03]
My Department has provided funding for the operation of a domestic violence intervention project, on an initial one year pilot basis, in the Dún Laoghaire-Bray court areas. The project arose from research funded by my Department into the development of an intervention model and is based on similar projects operating successfully in other jurisdictions.
The operation of the pilot project is being evaluated, together with a number of other programmes for perpetrators of domestic violence. I am sure the Deputy will appreciate that further funding for the project and its expansion to other areas will be dependent on the outcome of this evaluation.
