FOUR Donegal groups working with victims of crime will share funding of €105,379 under new measures announced today by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee.
The allocation is part of a €7.7 million package to assist organisations which support victims of crime.
The Donegal recipients are Donegal Domestic Violence Service (€23,793), Donegal Rape Crisis Centre (€40,360), Donegal Women’s Centre (€16,352) and Lifeline – Inishowen Domestic Violence Service (€24,874).
A total of 70 organisations nationwide will share the funding and will receive it through the department’s new agency Cuan, the new Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Agency (DSGBV).
A number of national agencies will remain under the remit of the Department of Justice including Tourist assist, Ruhama and eight other national bodies.
“Victims of crime need supports and services of a high standard, right across the country, and this increased funding, which I secured in the Budget, will ensure that they get that,” Minister McEntee said.
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