Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 October 2024
213. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the cost of delivering 150 more refuge units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42258/24]
View answerMy Department currently supports an agreed programme of new Domestic Violence Refuges via the Capital Assistance Scheme/CAS. Operational costs for such Refuges are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Justice.
New Domestic Violence Refuges currently under development as part of this programme, or recently completed via CAS, as part of the 3rd National DSGBV Strategy, are averaging €560,000 per family refuge unit, including all ancillary facilities such as counselling rooms, staff accommodation, communal spaces and outdoor play spaces.
On this basis, an additional 150 family accommodation units in DV Refuges would be expected to incur a capital cost of €84 million.
