Written answers

Tuesday, 5 November 2019

Department of Justice and Equality

Domestic Violence Policy

Photo of Gerry AdamsGerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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340. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the locations of perpetrator programmes for persons convicted of domestic abuse crimes; and the funding allocated to these programmes in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [44957/19]

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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My Department is currently supporting and overseeing the implementation of a uniform national domestic violence intervention programme under the Second National Strategy for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender- based Violence, 2016-2021. The roll out of this programme, entitled the Choices Programme, began in 2017.

The Choices Programme is now being delivered across the State by the following three organisations working with men who engage in domestic abuse and in providing support to their partners/ex-partners: MOVE Ireland, Men's Development Network and the North East Domestic Violence Intervention Programme (NEDVIP).

Prior to establishment of the Choices programme, these organisations were running separate types of domestic abuse intervention programmes locally with funding support provided by my Department.

I understand that NEDVIP, the programme managed by the Probation Service in Louth takes referrals from the criminal courts or from Tulsa, the Child and Family Agency. MOVE and MEND - a programme run by the Men's Development Network - are also open to taking referrals from the Probation Service and Tusla but also accept men who self-refer or are referred by other agencies.

I understand that the current programme locations are as follows.

Choices Programme Location Service Provider Contact details
Galway MOVE 085-8748108 www.moveireland.ie/
Sligo MOVE 085-8748108www.moveireland.ie/
Midlands (Athlone) MOVE 085-8748108www.moveireland.ie/
Cork MOVE 086-6044047www.moveireland.ie/
Dublin city centre MOVE O86-4149591www.moveireland.ie/
Dublin Tallaght MOVE 086-4149591www.moveireland.ie/
Dublin Swords MOVE 086-4149591www.moveireland.ie/
Meath MOVE 086-4149591www.moveireland.ie/
Limerick/Clare MOVE 086-4149613www.moveireland.ie/
North Tipperary MOVE 086-4149613www.moveireland.ie/
Kerry MOVE 086-4149613www.moveireland.ie/
Carlow/ Kilkenny MEND 086-8751131http://mend.ie/
South Tipperary MEND 087-9156632http://mend.ie/
Waterford MEND 086-8167798http://mend.ie/
Wexford MEND 086-1075449http://mend.ie/
Laois/Offaly MEND 087- 4597626http://mend.ie/
Kildare MEND 051-878866http://mend.ie/
Louth NEDVIP 042 9359755

Details of the funding provided by my Department to the relevant service providers in delivering intervention programmes over the period requested by the Deputy is in the following table.

Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme Organisation Funding 2016 2017 2018 2019 to date –as at September 30 2019
MOVE Ireland €402,000 €395,000 €500,000 €387,500
Mens Development Network €278,000 €272,215 €297,537 €289,620
North East Domestic Violence Intervention Programme €24,000 €23,494 €36,134 €18,633.50
Total Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programmes €704,000 €690,709 €833.671 €695,753.50 to date

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