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- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Where in Tusla's accounts would I find the amount of money allocated to domestic violence in terms of dealing with it, providing safe places and also preventing it? Where would I find the sum which Tusla, as the responsible body, has allocated? While Mr. McBride is looking for those notes, where would I find a statement in respect of the crisis which SAFE Ireland has outlined? Its...
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I am referring to the SAFE Ireland document. While Mr. McBride is looking for his figures, this is the context in which I am asking for them - the situation outlined in this document in respect of domestic violence. I am not apportioning any sort of fault. I am simply trying to elicit how Tusla, as an organisation, is dealing with domestic violence. Where do I find the amount of money...
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I see that list. I compliment him on the context he has given. He has provided details and the list, which I why I am able to move on from those questions. How much money is given out? What is the total budget?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I would love it today actually. I am normally very patient in respect of witnesses coming back to me, but this is a major crisis. I have raised it repeatedly in the Dáil, as have other Deputies. What is the allocation for domestic violence?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: There is a figure, and that money is then given out to various organisations such as those Tusla has listed here - the Galway Rape Crisis Centre, Domestic Violence Response Oughterard, the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and so on. Does all the money go out to those listed organisations or does the money allocated to domestic violence go anywhere else?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: It goes to these listed organisations.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: That is okay. It goes to staff who administer the services. When the witnesses get the figure for me, it will be the figure which goes out to these organisations.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Where is Tusla's role in responding to the crisis which has been highlighted to the committee?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Where was the €1.5 million invested?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: As the body responsible for the protection of children, would Tusla accept that there is a major crisis if these figures are accurate?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I am shocked that Mr. McBride has not read it because it is a public document which has been made available to everybody. I will list some of them, I do not really wish to-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: SAFE Ireland. It is there available for everybody. I have mentioned it in the Dáil. I really do not want to use my few minutes reading out the figures, but they are so astounding that I will use my opportunity with Mr. McBride to ask what Tusla is doing about them. Some 4,831 requests for refuge were not met because there were not enough spaces.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Absolutely, that is why I want to get beyond blame. I want to know what submission Tusla has made to this Government as a result of its awareness of a crisis on the ground. What has it told the Government it needs, because it cannot protect these children? They are being turned away from refuges. Tusla is failing it its job, through no fault of its own, so what does it need to put in place?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: What did Tusla look for?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Was that additional funding?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: What figure was it on top of?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Mr. McBride will come back to me on that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: That is okay. It was in addition to €24 million. When I look at these figures, I see that 79% of women never report abuse. We are talking about the tip of the iceberg. I have lost the figure for the amount of safe places we are supposed to have, but we are way below it. We have less than a third of what we should have.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: It was €23 million.