Domestic Violence

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 December 2022

Tuesday, 6 December 2022

Questions (64)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Question:

64. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the number of domestic violence refuge spaces to date in 2022; if she will provide an update on the number of domestic violence refuge spaces made available since government formation to date; if she will provide an update on the work underway to secure a domestic violence refuge in Dún Laoghaire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60360/22]

Written answers

Minister for Justice

As the Deputy will be aware the Government will establish a statutory agency with a dedicated focus on Domestic Sexual and Gender-Based Violence.  

The agency will have a specific mandate to drive the implementation of the Zero Tolerance: Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence across Government, bringing the expertise and focus required to tackle this complex social issue. Pending establishment of the Agency, responsibility for the allocation of funding for domestic violence services continues to be managed by Tusla.

As this will continue to be the case until services formally transfer to the new DSGBV agency, I have referred the question posed by the Deputy to Tusla for direct reply.