Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
1102. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form over the past ten years, by county, of safe refuge accommodation places for victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37541/23]
View answerAs the Deputy is 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 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.
