John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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533. To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources that have been put in place to tackle domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60046/21]

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 and the development of the third strategy on DSGBV is underway. The Department of Justice coordinates the implementation of the strategy.

The HSE National Social Inclusion Office works in partnership with other government departments and agencies including the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, the Department of Justice and TUSLA in order to respond to the health needs of victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence.

In 2021, I provided an additional allocation of €175,000 to the HSE for initiatives for victims of domestic violence and the LGBTI community. From this allocation, €50,000 is provided for on-line training programmes for health care professionals responding to victims of domestic violence. Due to COVID-19, training is not currently being provided and the HSE are awaiting the outcome of the research below to inform the training programme going forward.