Emergency refuge accommodation spaces for victims of domestic violence

QUESTION

To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of emergency refuge accommodation spaces for victims of domestic violence provided in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form.

REPLY

Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has responsibility for the care and protection of victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. This includes the provision of emergency refuge accommodation for individuals and families that experience domestic violence.
I have requested that Tusla respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.