Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It ensures those who have the most understanding about this issue are able to feed directly to the Minister in terms of a decision the Minister makes. I believe that will allow us to ensure that, when this rate is set, it does deliver. The rate that is set will in no way undermine the overall goal of this legislation, which is to deliver for victims of domestic violence. I believe this is the right approach to take. We are listening to groups. We have listened to groups throughout this entire process. We will continue to listen to groups who understand these issues best. That can be seen in our approach to this legislation, the third national strategy, creating a domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, DSGBV, specific agency. We have always listened to these groups.