Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

What message does this send to women fighting to survive? After 15 years of strategy, the Government is still talking about basic training initiatives for front-line responders. Where is the urgency? None of this is good enough. Women faced with violence and abuse deserve far more.

Léiríonn tuarascáil scannalach de chuid Women's Aid inniu go bhfuil eipidéim ag dul in olcas maidir le foréigin baile agus go bhfuil géarghá le gníomh láidir ón Rialtas. In my constituency, the community is not waiting. Women have come together to campaign for zero tolerance of violence against women in all places where we live our lives. We want every commercial, sporting and community space to be a zero-tolerance space. After 15 years of Government strategy on domestic violence, women are now looking for vision and action that will actually make a difference. Where is the step change from Government that will actually deliver to ensure zero tolerance and that women and children are safe?

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