Written answers
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Department of Justice and Equality
Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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520. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality Tusla's funding allocation for each of the years 2020 to 2023 inclusive for staffed refuges, domestic violence support services, rape crisis centres and associated helpline services, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26062/23]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware the Government will establish a statutory agency with a dedicated focus on Domestic Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. The agency will have a specific mandate to drive the implementation of the Zero Tolerance: Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence across Government, bringing the expertise and focus required to tackle this complex social issue. Pending establishment of the Agency, responsibility for domestic violence services continues to be managed by Tusla. As this will continue to be the case until services formally transfer to the new DSGBV agency, I have referred the question posed by the Deputy to Tusla for direct reply.
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