Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 July 2020
545. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of adults and children who accessed Tusla funded domestic violence refuge accommodation in 2019; the average length of time families spent in such accommodation; and the number of beds available on a given night in 2019. [16680/20]
View answerTusla, the Child and Family Agency, provides funding and coordination supports to some 60 organisations that deliver a range of services for victims of domestic, sexual and gender based violence throughout the country.
With regard to statistics relating to the use of Tusla-funded emergency domestic violence accommodation, Tusla has advised that data is collected retrospectively. The Department's understanding is that full data for 2019 is not yet available. A data report with regard to 2019 activity is scheduled to be published in Quarter 3 this year.
