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Thursday, 27 May 2021

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Emergency Accommodation

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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93. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1208 of 21 April 2021, the status of the review by Tusla of emergency accommodation nationwide; when the review will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28723/21]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The response to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) is a cross Departmental and multi-agency issue with overall policy coordinated by the Department of Justice. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of DSGBV.

Tusla is scheduled to publish its Strategic Review of Emergency Domestic Violence Accommodation shortly following the completion of substantial work, including a literature review, consultations with stakeholders, geographical and census data analysis, consultation with service users, and policy analysis. Tusla provided an input on the review and its draft recommendations to the Monitoring Committee of the National Strategy on DSGBV on the 31st March 2021, which was well received.

The Minister had hoped to receive the draft report from Tusla during the week of the 17th May. Unfortunately, as a result of the recent cyber attack on HSE systems, which has impacted on Tusla's ability to access its IT systems, this was not possible. Tusla and the Minister are keen to restore access to the Agency's files, including the report and associated documentation. The Minister is committed to ensuring the evolving needs of service users are met and that the recommendations of the review informs strategic actions under the Third National Strategy on DSGBV.

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