Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of bed spaces available and/or occupied in Tusla-funded domestic violence refuges on 26 May 2022. [31396/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, 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.

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of adults and children in Tusla-funded domestic violence refuges on 26 May 2022. [31397/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, 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.