Ann Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I am mindful that we sometimes need housing bodies to have a degree of flexibility. A local solution to a local problem is often the best way to go. Given that the Department is liaising with Cosc in developing a second national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, which will be finalised shortly, perhaps the Senator might wait to see what that strategy contains. I could, perhaps, assist the Senator in working with the Minister to see how we can get a better recognition of domestic violence in that strategy.I am mindful of not weighting things too much. Sometimes when we make changes we have to be careful about unintended consequences for another cohort of people. Perhaps we can wait and see what the strategy says and we will continue to work on it.