Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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194. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware that the Rape Crisis Network Ireland has recommended establishing and resourcing a distinct and specialist primary prevention infrastructure and programme. [12920/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Following the unanimous views of the voluntary sector organisations involved in monitoring the first National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence, the first action in the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence is to develop and implement a coherent national awareness raising campaign to achieve attitudinal and societal change to support the prevention of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Funding of €950,000 has been secured for this national primary prevention project in 2016.

Currently an EU tendering process is ongoing to recruit the professional expertise to execute this action. The first phase of the campaign will go live in the final quarter of 2016. Subject to funding allocation the campaign will continue over a a total six year period. This scale of concentrated awareness raising is a significant new departure, which I hope will make a significant contribution to primary prevention.

Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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195. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of funding allocated to achieving the research goals of the national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender based violence. [12923/16]

Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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196. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the outstanding actions in the national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence including having a high-level research goal that is fit for purpose; and the agency or Department that is responsible for its implementation, set out in tabular form. [12924/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together.

The Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021 was published in January 2016. There are four actions in relation to data matters and one action which addresses "a high level research goal". Action 3.1000 states: "Facilitate relevant third level institutes to establish a postgraduate research network on domestic violence and sexual violence." The implementing body is Cosc, with interested third level institutions. The initial target of establishing the network by Q1 2016 has been met. The focus of this network is to facilitate and enable synergies within the existing research network. The work of the network is being progressed within existing resources.