Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. As she knows, it has been announced that we now have our site and our build in Carlow. We have an old house that is being done up. We are working with Cuan. The lead agency is Amber Women's Refuge. The Minister was on KCLR and I have been on to her about this women's refuge every few weeks for the last few years. It is a really good story for Carlow. The Minister said the refuge would open in 2025. I will keep her to that. We are working very hard. I am on the committee for this. It is important that we get this up and running as soon as possible. At the moment, there are families leaving Carlow to go to other counties. Children have to be taken out of school and lose their friends because they will be gone for a few months. It is important to get this women's refuge up and running in Carlow. It is a good news story for Carlow.

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