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

I agree that getting that information out is important. On Monday, I had the privilege to be present at the launch of an information booklet by the CYPSC, Children and Young People's Services Committees, for Fingal and Dublin north city, giving specific and invaluable information - I think is based on one from Roscommon - on domestic violence services in those particular areas.

The Deputy made an important point about local authorities often being the first point of contact. One point discussed during the programme for Government negotiations was that there is an element of fragmentation about the responses to domestic violence with the policy and criminal side based in the Department of Justice, some of the housing elements being in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and with Tusla falling within my Department's remit. An audit is being undertaken to review the overall responsibility and co-ordination for domestic violence services in this country compared with other jurisdictions. It will make proposals on how we can streamline and better focus policy and delivery.

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