Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will do that. We have also significantly increased funding for groups working with victims and survivors of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, as is right and proper, to help those on the front line respond in communities.

The roll-out of safe homes, alongside the roll-out of refuge spaces, is a key element in making sure of this. I do not want anyone listening to this discussion, who is in immediate danger, to think he or she needs to wait for the Oireachtas to pass a law. Anybody can call 999 or 112 today and there will always be somebody there to help. There are now trained Garda personnel in every division in the country ready to respond and support victims on their journey.

We have had a significant increase in public awareness campaigns. The Deputy will have seen some very hard-hitting advertisements just before and after Christmas driving the message home. I also wish to see the roll-out of an awareness campaign with regard to Coco's Law. It has been very important with regard to making it illegal to share or, indeed, threaten to share, an intimate image. The Deputy can expect to see more being done on public awareness very shortly.

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