Government to examine paid domestic violence leave in new year

Meanwhile, Justice Minister Helen McEntee, has said the ‘Still Here’ national awareness campaign on domestic abuse will be relaunched today on TV, radio and social media.

The Government is to begin the process of introducing paid domestic violence leave early in 2022, a move Women's Aid says will help boost "zero tolerance" of domestic abuse.

Last February, Equality Minister Roderic O'Gorman described paid domestic violence leave as a "personal priority". Now he has stepped up efforts to introduce a statutory entitlement to the leave.