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Minister Flanagan announces funding to assist victims of crime in 2019
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The Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan TD, has today announced funding supports for victims of crime in 2019. 57 organisations around the country will be supported next year through an annual funding allocation of €1.712m.
Minister Flanagan said:
"The ongoing direct help being provided to victims of crime and to their families and friends by our victim support services makes a hugely valuable and vital contribution in Irish society. I warmly applaud all of the staff and volunteers in these services for their dedicated, professional and sensitive work in helping so many of our people during what is invariably a distressing and very often traumatic time in their lives.
"I am, therefore, very pleased to be able to provide funding of €1.712m in 2019 to fund services to victims of crime through the scheme administered by the Victims of Crime Office in my department. This allocation will be distributed to a large number of non-governmental organisations across the State in providing a wide range of supports to victims of crime.”
This funding is being provided alongside a programme of wider reform which the government continues to advance in supporting victims of crime. Such reform includes the embedding of a better system-wide response for supporting victims across the criminal justice sector. The recent introduction of important victim oriented legislation such as the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 and the Domestic Violence Act 2018 is also strengthening the legislative framework in this area.
The Minister added:
"The funding being provided in 2019 remains a key feature of our overall efforts in better supporting victims of crime at their time of need and so I am delighted to be able to announce this important allocation today."
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Funding for organisations
In 2017, the latest year for which complete figures are available, €1.712m was provided by the department to 58 organisations supporting victims of crime. With this funding, these services - through the work of 584 volunteers in association with full time staff - supported approximately 18,500 victims of crime by way of over 62,000 contacts made during 2017.
Support was provided to victims of general crime but also to victims of specific categories of crime such as victims of domestic abuse, victims of sexual violence, tourist victims of crime, child victims and also supports provided to family members of victims of homicide.
Supports provided included the provision of practical information, emotional support, court accompaniment, accompaniment to Garda interviews, accompaniment to sexual assault treatment units, counselling and referral to other services.
Funding for domestic and sexual violence services is primarily a matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, under the aegis of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.
Details of the services being funded in 2019 is below. The Victims of Crime Office has been in touch with the organisations in relation to the funding arrangements.
Victim of Crime Office Funding 2019
| Type of Organisation | Activity Funded by Victims of Crime Office | Location | |
| Barnardos | Support to child victims of crime | Support and assistance to child victims of crime, | Nationwide |
| CARI | Support to child victims of crime | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Support and assistance to child victims of crime | Nationwide |
| Type of Organisation | Activity Funded by Victims of Crime Office | Location | |
| Beacon of Light Counselling Centre | Counselling service to victims of crime | Counselling service for victims of crime | Dublin |
| Dundalk Counselling Service | Counselling service to victims of crime | Counselling service for victims of crime | North East |
| Hope Trust | Counselling services | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Counselling service for victims of crime, Other | Galway, Roscommon |
| Letterkenny Women's Centre (Counselling) | Counselling services | Counselling service for victims of crime | Donegal |
| Living Life Voluntary Counselling Centre | Counselling Services | Counselling service for victims of crime | Wicklow, South Dublin |
| Type of Organisation | Activity Funded by Victims of Crime Office | Location | |
| Amen | Domestic violence (Support to male victims) | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Nationwide |
| Adapt Domestic Abuse Services (Limerick) | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Helpline service for victims of crime, | Limerick |
| Aoibhneas | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Counselling service for victims of crime | Dublin |
| Ascend | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Counselling service for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime, Helpline service for victims of crime | Tipperary |
| Bray Women's Refuge | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime | Wicklow |
| Carlow Women's Aid | Domestic Violence | Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Carlow |
| Clare Haven Services | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Clare |
| Cope Galway Waterside House | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Galway |
| Cuan Saor Women's Refuge Ltd. | Court Accompaniment | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Tipperary |
| Domestic Violence Advocacy Centre (Sligo) | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime | Sligo, Leitrim, West Cavan |
| Domestic Violence Response Galway | Domestic Violence | Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Galway |
| Donegal Women's Domestic Violence Service | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime, Helpline service for victims of crime, Other | Donegal |
| Drogheda Women's Refuge and Children’s Refuge Centre | Domestic Violence | Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Louth |
| Esker House Women’s Refuge | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Other | Westmeath, Roscommon |
| Greystones Family Resource Centre | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Counselling service for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime, Support and assistance to child victims of crime | Wicklow |
| Kerry Womens Refuge and Support Services | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime | Kerry |
| Kilkenny Women's Refuge Ltd (Amber) | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime, Other | Kilkenny |
| Laois Domestic Abuse Service | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Laois |
| Longford Women’s Link | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Counselling service for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime, Helpline service for victims of crime | Longford |
| Mayo Women’s Support Services | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Mayo |
| Meath Women's Refuge | Domestic Violence | Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Meath |
| Mná Feasa Domestic Violence Project | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Counselling service for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime, Helpline service for victims of crime | Cork |
| Oasis House Women’s Refuge | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Counselling service for victims of crime, Helpline service for victims of crime, Support and assistance to child victims of crime, Other | Waterford |
| Offaly Domestic Violence Support Service | Domestic Violence | Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Other | Offaly |
| Roscommon Safe Link | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Counselling service for victims of crime, Support and assistance to child victims of crime | Roscommon |
| SAFE Ireland | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime | Nationwide |
| Saoirse Housing Association | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Dublin |
| Sonas | Domestic Violence | Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Dublin, Wicklow |
| Teach Tearmainn Housing Association | Domestic Violence | Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Kildare, Wicklow |
| Tearmainn Housing Association | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Helpline service for victims of crime | Cavan, Monaghan |
| West Cork Women’s Project | Domestic Violence | Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Cork |
| Westmeath Support Service against Domestic Abuse | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Counselling service for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime, Other | Westmeath |
| Wexford Women’s Refuge | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Counselling service for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime, Helpline service for victims of crime | Wexford |
| Women’s Aid Dublin | Domestic Violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Dublin |
| Women’s Aid Dundalk | Domestic Violence | Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Other | Louth |
| You Are Not Alone (YANA) | Domestic Violence | Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Cork |
| Type of Organisation | Activity Funded by Victims of Crime Office | Location | |
| AdVIC | Support to families of homicide victims | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Counselling service for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime, Helpline service for victims of crime, Support and assistance to child victims of crime | Nationwide |
| Crime Victims Helpline | Helpline service to crime victims | Helpline service for victims of crime | Nationwide |
| Dignity 4 Patients | Services to patients who are victims of crime | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Counselling service for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime, Helpline service for victims of crime, Restorative Justice | Nationwide |
| Federation for Victim Assistance | Support to victims of crime | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime, Helpline service for victims of crime, Support and assistance to child victims of crime, Support for families who have a missing relative, Support and assistance to tourists of crime, Restorative Justice | Nationwide |
| IrishTourist Assistance Service | Frontline services to tourist victims of crime | Support and assistance to tourists of crime | Nationwide |
| Le Chéile | Restorative Justice | Restorative Justice | Clare/Kerry/Limerick |
| Missing in Ireland Support Services | support services to relatives of missing persons | Support for families who have a missing relative | Nationwide |
| Support After Crime | Support to victims of crime | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime, Support and assistance to child victims of crime, Support and assistance to tourists of crime, Restorative Justice, Other | Munster |
| Support After Homicide | Support to families of Homicide victims | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Counselling service for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime, Helpline service for victims of crime, Support and assistance to child victims of crime | Nationwide |
| Victim Support at Court | Support to victims of crime | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime, Other | Nationwide |
| Type of Organisation | Activity Funded by Victims of Crime Office | Location | |
| Dublin Rape Crisis Centre | Support service to victims of sexual violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Counselling service for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime, Helpline service for victims of crime, Other | Nationwide |
| One in Four | Support service to victims of sexual violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime | Nationwide |
| Rape Crisis Network | Support service to victims of sexual violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime | Nationwide |
| Sexual Violence Centre Cork | Support Service to victims of sexual violence | Support and assistance to victims of crime, Court accompaniment for victims of crime, Counselling service for victims of crime, Training for staff/volunteers who support of crime, Helpline service for victims of crime, Support and assistance to child victims of crime, Other | Cork |