Under the Child and Family Agency Act, 2013, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of domestic, sexual or gender based violence whether in the context of the family or otherwise.
Tusla funds 16 Rape Crisis Centres which provide a range of services to victims of sexual violence including:
- a helpline to support callers, answer questions and provide information,
- counselling and support,
- advocacy,
- provision of a trained person to accompany clients to a doctor or Sexual Assault Treatment Unit,
- presentations/talks to various groups and students at second and third level,
- awareness raising activities.
Funding allocated to Rape Crisis Centres since the establishment of Tusla in 2014 is highlighted in Table 1.
Table 1: Funding Allocation to Rape Crisis Centres 2016-2019
No.
|
Organisation
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
No.
|
Organisation
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
1
|
Rape Crisis North East
|
€159,110
|
€169,110
|
€187,110
|
2
|
Donegal Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre
|
€142,000
|
€168,500
|
€230,000
|
3
|
Rape Crisis Centre Midwest
|
€346,400
|
€361,400
|
€407,400
|
4
|
Mayo Rape Crisis Centre
|
€168,400
|
€188,400
|
€201,400
|
5
|
Rape Crisis Centre Kerry
|
€208,000
|
€214,000
|
€221,000
|
6
|
Rape Crisis Centre Wexford
|
€210,800
|
€216,900
|
€221,300
|
7
|
Galway Rape Crisis Centre
|
€363,000
|
€400,805
|
€404,250
|
8
|
Rape Crisis Centre Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan
|
€168,300
|
€184,300
|
€252,550
|
9
|
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
|
€1,087,892
|
€1,141,627
|
€1,229,214
|
10
|
Carlow and South Leinster Rape Crisis Centre
|
€163,500
|
€165,500
|
€249,310
|
11
|
Waterford Rape Crisis Centre
|
€240,200
|
€240,200
|
€241,200
|
12
|
Tipperary Rape Crisis Centre
|
€166,100
|
€170,100
|
€167,350
|
13
|
Athlone (Midlands) Rape Crisis Centre
|
€106,300
|
€113,100
|
€113,500
|
14
|
Tullamore Rape Crisis Centre
|
€84,300
|
€116,900
|
€120,300
|
15
|
Sexual Violence Centre Cork
|
€290,500
|
€290,500
|
€293,000
|
16
|
Kilkenny Rape Crisis Centre
|
€174,900
|
€179,500
|
€175,900
|
|
Total Funding
|
€4,079,702
|
€4,320,842
|
€4,714,784
|
Funding cited for 2014-2018 represents the total funding provided, which includes core funding for the year and any additional resources that were required due to service demands.
Tusla has advised that funding for 2019 has yet to be finalised.