Call for long-term domestic violence accommodation blueprint 

The report, based on submissions and hearings with various agencies, said the Department of Justice should review how barring orders are enforced to ensure perpetrators are held to account.

A detailed blueprint to provide long-term accommodation for victims of domestic abuse needs to be developed, the Oireachtas Justice Committee has said.

In a report, it said that this should include “wraparound” services including the provision of emergency crisis housing, therapy, legal, and welfare supports.