HSE FINALISE AGREEMENT WITH CITY RAPE CRISIS NETWORK

Date Published: 14-May-2012

The Health Service Executive has finalised the terms of a new deal with the city based Rape Crisis Network.

The terms of the Service Level Agreement have now been drawn up following months of discussion with the RCNI and Safe Ireland.

Under the two year deal, funding has been secured to facilitate the continued work of the Quay Street based RCNI.

The organisation works with 14 rape crisis centres nationwide and talks are now ongoing with these members to outline the implications of the deal.

Core funding of 270 thousand euro was withdrawn by the HSE from the group last year and a tender process was then carried out.

A final figure for the funding contained within the new SLA has yet to be disclosed.

In a statement to Galway Bay fm news, the HSE says the agreement represents a commitment by all parties to work together to provide a co-ordinated response to victims of domestic and gender based violence.