Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 May 2026
810. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department accepts the recommendation that survivor engagement on gender-based violence should be embedded across all Government departments rather than led primarily by Cuan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39333/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraCombatting all forms of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV) and ensuring that survivors receive the support and care they deserve remain central priorities for this government. The roadmap to achieving these aims, the ‘Zero Tolerance’ Third National Strategy on DSGBV (2022–2026), is now in its final phase of implementation. The Programme for Government commits to fully implementing the Strategy and developing a successor Strategy for the period 2027–2031.
Development of the fourth national DSGBV Strategy will begin shortly and will be informed by a review of the 2025-2026 Implementation Plan of the Third National Strategy, which was launched in June 2025 and which runs until the end of 2026. My Department, supported by Cuan, will lead the process of development of a successor framework to the current Strategy, under my direction.
It is in the context of development of the fourth national strategy that consideration is being given to establishment of a framework for formal structures of survivor engagement in consultation with the implementation partners currently supporting delivery, civil society and the DSGBV sector.
