Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The Senator will be aware of the work being done through the Barnahus model, which is being operated in Galway initially. The hope is to roll it out to other parts of the country and bring together all of the services around children who have been the victims of sexual violence. Instead of having to go to Garda stations, hospitals and so on, it would all be done in a single setting. It is understood to be working well and we are looking to broaden it outwards.

I might ask Ms Duffy to contribute at this stage. She and Ms Carol Baxter, assistant secretary, are the people doing all of this work. She might be able to provide an understanding of the work that is under way in our Department.