Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 September 2026
121. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail the financial and other resources, provided by his Department to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2023 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69109/26]
View answerCuan, the State Agency for Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, was established by my Department in January 2024. One of the agency’s core functions is coordinating and monitoring the development and delivery of services to victims of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV). The agency administrates funding under Section 40 of the DSGBV Act to a number of services, including Rape Crisis Ireland (RCI). My Department provided budgetary support to RCI prior to the establishment of Cuan, through Victims of Crime Funding. Details of funding for the years requested are outlined below.
• 2023: €112,444
• 2024: €272,050
• 2025: €255,125.97
• 2026: €262,539
I am informed by Cuan that its funding supports RCI in providing some direct services to victim survivors of sexual violence, however the main focus of RCI’s work is policy, advocacy and training which is carried out on behalf of member rape crisis centres, and the sector as a whole. RCI has also developed a custom data system for use in the sexual violence support sector which they service and maintain.
Cuan engages with RCI on a regular basis to provide support, and to engage in monitoring which allows the service to demonstrate outcomes and identifies areas for potential future investment.
