Martin Kenny
Question:193. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the funding provided to domestic violence support services in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form. [51373/21]
View answerWednesday, 20 October 2021
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The information requested by the Deputy is currently being compiled and I will write to him directly when it is available.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 193 for answer on 20 October 2021, in which you requested information on the funding provided to domestic violence support services in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form.
As you know, tackling domestic violence in all its forms is a key priority for me and for this Government. The same is true of ensuring we have the most appropriate supports in place to provide for the needs of victims of this terrible crime.
As I said in my response to your PQ on rape crisis centres, for answer on 24 October 2021, my Department provides funding to promote and assist the development of specific support services to victims of crime within the criminal justice system, which of course includes victims of domestic violence. These services provide important information and support to victims of domestic violence such as emotional support, court accompaniment, and accompaniment to Garda interviews.
It is important to note that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, under the aegis of the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV) and that Tusla are the primary funders of organisations that deliver frontline services.
The amount of funding that my Department provided to domestic violence support services under the Victims of Crime funding scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2020 is laid out in the following table. The information in this table refers only to organisations whose primary remit is to support victims of domestic violence. I would draw your attention to the fact that under the Victims of Crime funding scheme my Department provides funding to a number of other organisations that support victims of crime more generally and who, as part of their work, also play a role in helping domestic violence victims recover from the trauma that they have been subjected to.
The amount of funding that we have provided under this scheme to domestic violence support services in each of the years 2016 to 2020 is laid out in the following table, as requested.
|
Organisation |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
Adapt (Kerry) |
€22,000 |
€18,400 |
€23,000 |
€23,000 |
€23,000 |
|
Adapt (Limerick) |
€60,000 |
€61,000 |
€61,000 |
€61,000 |
€61,000 |
|
Amen (now Men's Aid) |
€13,340 |
€15,761 |
€19,969 |
€20,000 |
€20,000 |
|
Aoibhneas Women & Children Refuge |
€9,300 |
€9,300 |
€9,300 |
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|
Ascend |
€10,195 |
€16,450 |
€15,065 |
€14,090 |
€16,500 |
|
Bray Women's Refuge |
€9,000 |
€14,978 |
€15,000 |
€15,000 |
€15,000 |
|
Carlow Women's Aid |
€19,000 |
€25,000 |
€23,000 |
€23,000 |
€23,000 |
|
Clare Haven Services |
€13,000 |
€13,000 |
€13,000 |
€13,000 |
€13,000 |
|
Cope Galway Waterside House |
€4,000 |
€6,500 |
€6,200 |
€6,200 |
€6,200 |
|
Cuan Saor Women's Refuge Ltd. |
€20,700 |
€23,000 |
€23,000 |
€23,000 |
€23,000 |
|
Domestic Violence Advocacy Service (Sligo)(formerly Waves) |
€8,500 |
€11,000 |
€11,000 |
€11,000 |
€11,000 |
|
Domestic Violence Response Galway |
€14,500 |
€15,500 |
€15,000 |
€15,000 |
€15,000 |
|
Donegal Domestic Violence Service |
€17,000 |
€17,000 |
€17,000 |
€17,000 |
€17,000 |
|
Drogheda Women's Refuge and Children's Refuge Centre |
€10,000 |
€11,500 |
€11,500 |
€11,500 |
|
|
Dublin 12 Domestic Violence Service |
€7,000 |
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|
Esker House |
€10,912 |
€13,000 |
€13,000 |
€13,000 |
|
|
Family Resource Centre |
€2,360 |
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|
Greystones Family Resource Centre |
€800 |
€1,000 |
€3,000 |
€3,000 |
€3,000 |
|
Kilkenny Women's Refuge Ltd (Amber) |
€6,500 |
€9,000 |
€10,000 |
€10,000 |
€10,000 |
|
Laois Domestic Abuse Service |
€18,000 |
€22,500 |
€22,500 |
€22,500 |
€22,500 |
|
Longford Women's Link |
€20,000 |
€21,000 |
€21,000 |
€21,000 |
€21,000 |
|
Mayo Women's Support Services |
€9,776 |
€22,000 |
€22,000 |
€22,000 |
|
|
Meath Women's Refuge |
€30,000 |
€34,000 |
€34,000 |
€34,000 |
€43,311 |
|
Mna Feasa Domestic Violence Project |
€25,000 |
€24,141 |
€26,094 |
€25,000 |
€22,000 |
|
Oasis House Women's Refuge Waterford |
€10,000 |
€10,000 |
€10,000 |
€10,000 |
€10,000 |
|
Offaly Domestic Violence Support Service |
€10,000 |
€12,000 |
€12,000 |
€12,000 |
€12,000 |
|
OSS Cork |
€5,000 |
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|
Roscommon Safe Link |
€17,000 |
€18,000 |
€20,000 |
€18,000 |
€18,000 |
|
Safe Ireland |
€5,500 |
€20,030 |
€20,000 |
€20,000 |
€78,000 |
|
Saoirse Housing Association |
€15,000 |
€16,000 |
€21,000 |
€21,000 |
€21,000 |
|
Sonas |
€14,000 |
€10,500 |
€13,500 |
€10,800 |
€13,500 |
|
Teach Tearmainn Housing Association Company Ltd. |
€5,000 |
€5,000 |
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|
Tearmann Housing Association |
€16,000 |
€17,000 |
€17,000 |
€17,000 |
€17,000 |
|
West Cork Womens Project |
€8,000 |
€8,000 |
€8,000 |
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|
Westmeath Support Service against Domestic Abuse |
€16,000 |
€17,000 |
€17,000 |
€17,000 |
€17,000 |
|
Wexford Women's Refuge |
€8,000 |
€9,442 |
€21,000 |
€16,000 |
€16,000 |
|
Women's Aid Dublin |
€94,000 |
€100,000 |
€100,000 |
€114,500 |
€177,517 |
|
Women's Aid Dundalk |
€16,500 |
€17,500 |
€17,500 |
€17,500 |
€17,500 |
|
YANA |
€771 |
€2,732 |
€3,000 |
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|
Total |
€560,311 |
€661,544 |
€686,360 |
€702,390 |
€794,028 |
Thank you for your patience while we compiled the figures.