Charities raise concerns over proposed domestic violence agency board

The Department of Justice said it would give “careful consideration” to the importance of bringing in sectoral expertise

Charities have warned that a proposed statutory agency tackling domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV) “needs to have teeth”.

The Oireachtas Justice Committee invited several non-governmental agencies to attend on Tuesday for pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill to create an agency.