It is true. That is what you have done.

It is shameful what you have done and these are the choices you have made. I agree; it is shameful. You have made those choices.

These are the choices you have made. Why are you continuing to underfund domestic violence refuges?

You are underfunding them. Why are we not at Istanbul Convention levels? Why not? You, as the Minister for Finance, and the entire Government should ensure that we have sufficient funding for enough refuge spaces so that no one is turned away. We are way below the amount of funding that we need and you know that. I recognise serious work has been done in this area by the Government.

It is not below me; it is below this Government to not fund properly-----

You say politics of the worst kind. This is coming from a party that has just attacked basic rule-of-law principles during the campaign that has been going on this week. That is politics of the worst kind.

I have listened and it is a charge worth making. We need to fund domestic refuges properly. They have not been funded properly. They have been underfunded for years and they remain underfunded.

I stand over that. They have been underfunded for years and remain so.

There is not enough funding.

I am saying that you, as Minister for Finance, and the Government are underfunding-----

It is not unfair. They are underfunded and, yes, you need to fund them properly.

I believe that, as a Government, you are making that choice. The Government is making a choice to underfund domestic violence refuges and needs to fund them properly so we meet our obligations and meet the need that is there. That is absolutely the case and I make no apology for saying that. I stand over that.

Yes, the Government is choosing to underfund domestic violence refuges.

Do you believe the Government is providing enough funding for domestic violence refuges? That is the question I am putting to you and I will give you the opportunity to answer. You are not answering.

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Does that mean the senior Minister's commitment was a wild commitment?

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