Major concerns have been raised about the gardai's capacity to deal with domestic abuse cases.
Divisional Protective Services Units (DPSU), established to deal specifically with such crimes, are not delivering the service they should be, the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) conference in Killarney, Co Kerry heard.
Detective Inspector Brian Downey told how the reality is they are too overstretched to deal with such cases, unless it involves rape.
