In 2022, the government launched The Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based violence 2022 to 2026. On 18 September 2023, Minister Helen McEntee secured government approval to publish the DSGBV Bill and to create a statutory agency dedicated to tackling and reducing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV) and supporting victims and survivors. The Bill, is currently at the second stage in the Dail. Once published the Minister will introduce it in the Oireachtas with the aim of securing enactment before the end of the year.