Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 February 2024
363. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the total number of women’s refuges across the island of Ireland, per county; the names of the services; the amount of funding that has been made available to these services in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5433/24]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, earlier this year the Government established Cuan, a new statutory agency with a dedicated focus on Domestic Sexual and Gender-Based Violence.
The agency has 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. As part of its remit, the agency has responsibility for the provision of DSGBV services, including the provision and funding of refuge spaces and rape crisis centers.
As such, I have referred the questions posed by the Deputy to Cuan for direct reply.
