Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As the Minister is aware, there has been an increase in domestic violence incidents this year with some 3,000 extra incidents reported. They are the ones reported. We do not know how many go unreported. It is important that all of what the Minister just outlined is made available to the public as far as is possible. There are many people who may not be able to access some of the wonderful work and services available to them locally.

What engagement has Tusla with local authorities? In particular, local authority housing services are often the first point of contact for public representatives who may be approached by somebody looking for emergency accommodation. What resource and spaces are available there?

I want to take this time to acknowledge and commend An Garda Síochána on its work through Operation Faoiseamh. It does extraordinary, often unheralded, work right across the country, particularly this year. I would like to see extra resources given to Operation Faoiseamh for the period ahead.

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