Women's groups warn that over one in five women will suffer domestic violence this Christmas season. That means that between 20% and 25% of women will be beaten by their spouses or partners. The National Network of Women's Refuge and Support Services say its 32 centres around the country will be full on St. Stephen's Day as a result of domestic violence incidents. There were 10,877 Garda call-outs to domestic violence incidents in 2000; in 1999 the number of such incidents reported to gardaí increased by 20% over 1998. Of the 4,578 barring orders applied for in the year 2000, 2,142 were granted. The safety and sanction research into domestic violence and enforcement of law in Ireland in 1999 conducted by Women's Aid indicated that children were present at and witnessed a significant amount of domestic violence incidents in the home.