Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2023

Thursday, 14 December 2023

Questions (391)

Robert Troy

Question:

391. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice to positively support an application (details supplied) to the DSGBV funding call under four applications: and when a decision may be made. [55932/23]

Written answers

Minister for Justice

As the Deputy is aware, the Government will establish Cuan, the statutory agency with a dedicated focus on Domestic Sexual and Gender-Based Violence next month.

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 DSGBV services, including the provision and funding of refuge spaces, continues to be channeled through Tusla.

I have referred the question posed by the Deputy to Tusla for direct reply.