Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 January 2022
166. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his Department’s total capital and current expenditure budget for 2021 and 2022 for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence with a breakdown for each related allocation for both years in tabular form. [3497/22]
View answerI wish to confirm to the Deputy that my Department does not have any discrete funding in its budget to specifically address issues of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence.
Insofar as the welfare of the Department’s staff is concerned, the Department ensures that the various civil service wide guidelines and circulars that look to protect the welfare of staff in areas such as harassment, anti-bullying etc. are applied in respect of the staff of the Department and its Offices. I would also advise the Deputy that the Civil Service Employee Assistance Service (CSEAS) also provides assistance on a wide range of issues that support staff members on wellbeing matters.
