Para 12) Ireland’s Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016–20215 is a living document informing the direction the Irish Government will take in partnership with civil society to tackling domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. A new, third, Strategy will be in place by end-2021 and is being developed in collaboration with civil society. The actions in the Strategy facilitated the transposition of the Victims Directive (2012/29/EU6 ) in November 2017 and Ireland’s ratification of the Istanbul Convention in 2019.
Para 93) A Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality first met in January 2020 to consider gender equality and make recommendations to Government on politics and leadership, caregiving and childcare, domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, pay and the workplace, and social protection. The Assembly has now concluded its work and has submitted its report to Government for consideration. The final report and recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality has been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas in June 2021.