Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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103. To ask the Minister for Defence the actions his Department has taken to allow for the implementation of the Istanbul convention; if his Department has any engagement with the Department of Justice and Equality on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48570/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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As I am sure that the Deputy is aware, the Istanbul Convention refers to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence. My colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality announced, on 25th November 2014, her intention to publish draft heads of a consolidated and reformed Domestic Violence Bill in the New Year to address all aspects of domestic violence, threatened violence and intimidation. She explained that this new Bill, coupled with a new National Strategy on domestic violence, will pave the way for Ireland to ratify the Istanbul Convention. There has been no specific engagement between my Department and the Department of Justice and Equality in relation to the implementation of the Istanbul Convention.