Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 457: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application (details supplied) has been received for assistance from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26780/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The correspondence referred to by the Deputy, which relates to funding for frontline violence against women services such as helplines, refuges and rape crisis centres in the County Donegal and Letterkenny area, has been received in my Department. Funding for the provision of such services falls in the main within the responsibility of the Department of Health and Children and the correspondence has been referred to that Department for attention.

I further advise the Deputy that a sub-committee of the national steering committee on violence against women, which is chaired by my Department, is examining the question of funding for the sector generally and the issues raised in the correspondence will be taken into account in this review.