Written answers

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Domestic Violence

Photo of Gerry AdamsGerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of funds spent by his Department in tackling the issue of domestic violence in County Louth in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and the amount of funding that will be provided for such services in 2013 [58082/12]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Responsibility for the development and provision of services to support victims of domestic abuse rests with the Minister for Health and Children and is delivered through the Health Service Executive. In addition Cosc, the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence, which was established in June 2007 as an executive office of the Department of Justice and Equality, works to ensure the delivery of a coordinated response to issues of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence across Government.

My Department’s responsibility is in respect of homelessness which in some cases involves the provision of current funding, under Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988, towards the operational costs of refuges for the victims of domestic abuse. Details of the funding provided by my Department, under Section 10, for the years 2008 – 2012 in County Louth are set out in the table. Section 10 funding is provided from my Department at the rate of 90% of costs incurred, with the housing authorities providing 10% of costs from their own resources.


2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Drogheda Borough Women’s Aid Refuge
24,097
48,166
31,267
29,700
72,900
Dundalk Town Women’s Aid Refuge
82,782
92,005
82,782
96,300
96,300

TOTAL

106,879

140,171

114,049

126,000

169,200

Housing authorities will be notified of the funding available in 2013, under Section 10, as soon as possible after the Revised Estimates Volume has been published.

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