To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) the total funding invested in; and (ii) the observed outcomes of the Tackling Sexual Violence and Abuse strategy 2008; and (iii) the resources that have been committed to the implementation of the Stopping Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse strategy 2013-2020.

My Department funds a wide range of programmes and services that address sexual violence and abuse both directly and indirectly. It is, therefore, not possible to calculate the overall amount invested in implementing the ‘Tackling Sexual Violence and Abuse’ Strategy.

Outcomes achieved during the life of the ‘Tackling Sexual Violence and Abuse’ Strategy include: the opening of The Rowan Sexual Assault Referral Centre at Antrim Hospital; the expansion of the 24Hr Domestic Violence Helpline to include sexual violence; the WRONG campaign - a major advertising campaign to raise awareness of sexual violence and abuse; an anti-rape campaign run across all higher and further education institutions across Northern Ireland; and publication of a Regional Directory of Services for professionals and victims of sexual violence in Northern Ireland.

The proposed ‘Stopping Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse in Northern Ireland’ Strategy has yet to be published. There is currently no funding stream dedicated to implementation of priorities within the Strategy.