Ireland's first statutory domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence agency is established

Cuan, the domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence agency, has been established today, January 1, 2024, by Justice Minister Helen McEntee. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA 

Ireland’s first statutory domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence agency, Cuan, has been established in law today by the justice minister.

Cuan will drive and co-ordinate the Government’s response to domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence (DSGBV), including refuge delivery — an area which has long required increased resources and input.