Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2022
955. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education her Department’s input and engagement with the Department of Justice and their work on the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29194/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere has been considerable engagement between my Department and the Department of Justice in respect of the Third National Strategy for Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (DSGBV).
My Department continues to work with the Department of Justice in formulating and implementing the Third National Strategy for Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. Proposed actions for my Department include enhancing understanding of relationships and sexuality, and enabling frontline professionals and support staff, with the assistance of the support services for teachers, to have the necessary analysis, skills, and expertise to identify potential DSGBV dangers and make appropriate preventative interventions. As well as being done through developing and implementing updated SPHE and RSE curricula, it will also be achieved by building on continuing professional development (CPD) and anti-bullying procedures.
The proposed actions are intended to reflect the ambition of my Department to play its part in realising the aim of eradicating domestic, sexual and gender-based violence from society and I look forward to continuing to work with the Department of Justice in furtherance of this.
