Réada Cronin
Question:424. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice to outline the supports in Kildare for men who are victims of domestic violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41454/23]
View answerTuesday, 26 September 2023
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Under Budget 2023 I secured an extra €9million for funding DSGBV services, a 22% increase. The €9million includes increased funding of just under €7million (€6.88m) for organisations funded by Tusla. In total, Tusla has been allocated approximately €37million for DSGBV services in 2023.
Funding of €5.75m is being provided to maintain and support current DSGBV service provision, which includes a 6% across the board uplift to address service sustainability and cost pressures. Additionally, €1.13m is being provided to support new service developments around domestic violence accommodation.
Separate to the funding of DSGBV services, my Department has allocated €6.09m for other measures to tackle DSGBV, including through awareness raising campaigns.
My Department has allocated a further €5.8m to promote and assist the development of specific support services for victims of crime within the criminal justice system, including victims of domestic crime.
As 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.