Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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147. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the resources required to fully implement the commitments contained in the second national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender based violence during the next three years. [9921/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence contains a range of legislative and administrative actions aimed at combatting domestic and sexual violence and its implementation is a priority for my Department. The strategy is a whole of Government approach, involving seven Government Departments and a number of State bodies, including Tusla and An Garda Síochána. Many of the strategy's actions can be delivered within current resource allocations. As stated at the time of the strategy's publication, it is intended that the strategy be a living document which will continue to be revised, added to and updated on an ongoing basis. The resourcing of additional actions will form part of the normal estimates process.

In so far as my own Department is concerned, the Deputy may wish to note I launched the national awareness campaign in November 2016 as part of the Second National Strategy. The overall aim of the campaign is to increase the awareness of domestic and sexual violence, to bring about a change in long established societal behaviours and attitudes and to activate bystanders with the aim of decreasing and preventing this violence. In order to run the campaign, I secured funding of €950,000 in each of the years 2016 and 2017 and an additional €200,000 has been awarded under the Dormant Accounts Fund for the years 2016-2017 to deliver the message of the national campaign on a local level through media partnerships with service providers across the country.