Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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764. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the HSE overall budget that has been allocated to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence supports between 2016 and 2020. [46499/21]

Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Government policy in relation to addressing Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) is set out in the National Strategy on DSGBV, which outlines a whole of Government approach to delivering on the actions in the Strategy. The Department of Justice coordinates the implementation of the strategy.

The Department of Health and the HSE are committed to providing the appropriate supports to address the health needs of victims of DSGBV. I have secured, as part of Budget 2021, an additional €2.1m for the HSE to enhance access to health services for socially excluded groups. Of this funding €175,000 is allocated for initiatives for victims of DSGBV and the LGBTI+ community.

As the detail in relation to the amount of funding allocated by the HSE relates to operational and service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.