Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 November 2020
324. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of additional ring-fenced funding to be provided to domestic violence services under budget 2021 in order that services can respond adequately to increased incidence of domestic violence through Covid-19 and beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37138/20]
View answer329. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the additional ring-fenced funding to be provided by her Department to domestic violence services in budget 2021 in order that services can respond adequately to the shadow pandemic of domestic violence through Covid-19 and beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36352/20]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 324 and 329 together.
I can confirm that my Department has no function in relation to domestic violence services or other services of this nature. Therefore, no funding has been ring-fenced by this Department for the provision of domestic violence services in Budget 2021.
