Human Rights Measure
Operation Faoiseamh – An Garda Síochána ‘STILL HERE’ to Listen to Help and to Protect
In April 2020, “Operation Faoiseamh” was started “with the goal of providing enhanced proactive support to victims of domestic abuse.” The program was part of the “community engagement response to COVID-19” on the part of An Garda Síochána, the National Police and Security Service. The Garda National Protective Services Bureau “is overseeing the implementation of this proactive initiative, which was launched with the aim of ensuring that victims of domestic abuse were supported and protected during this extraordinary time.” In December 2021, the fifth phase of this program was put into place to continue to, among other things, “prioritise victims of and citizens vulnerable to Domestic Abuse” and “continue to reach out and make contact with previous victims to provide reassurance, support and to offer the assistance of local and specialised resources.”
