Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the appalling fact that despite successive budget surpluses, 10,000 calls to Women's Aid domestic violence help line went unanswered last year due to a lack of funding meaning an alarming number of people continue to suffer as a direct result of underfunding from the State; the need for the Government to reverse this unacceptable situation by providing the resources necessary for the organisation to meet demand for it services; the need for the Departments of Health and Children and Finance to continually assess the demand for such services and to provide adequate funding to meet future demands and the shameful refusal of the responsible Minister to answer parliamentary questions on the matter.

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