Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Justice is consulting on a third strategy for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. The Government has taken significant action in tackling the scourge of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. It has provided additional relevant supports during the pandemic. As we know, victims have been particularly vulnerable at this time. The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, allocated €30 million to Tusla, the highest allocation for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services to date. This includes €28 million in core funding and an additional €2 million to address Covid challenges. As Minister for Justice, I fully support all the supports we give to this initiative. We have provided €4.1 million in funding to support victims of crime and some €3 million for raising awareness of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. The Department of Justice continues to provide Covid-specific funding for organisations.

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