276. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will introduce measures, including digital authorisation or simplified procedures, to expedite the process required for employees to obtain trustee signatures on pension claim forms and reduce administrative burdens on employees. [38511/26]
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277. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether her Department has undertaken any review of financial barriers faced by victims of domestic abuse when seeking access to emergency income supports, housing assistance payment supports or social housing. [38584/26]
278. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the telephone support allowance to reflect the increased reliance on mobile phones as the primary means of communication for many households, particularly among older people and people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38668/26]
279. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider increasing the telephone support allowance rate of €2.50 per week in line with inflation, rising communication costs and the growing necessity of mobile phone and data services for access to healthcare, banking, transport, and Government services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38669/26]
280. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine extending eligibility for the telephone support allowance in Budget 2027 beyond the current “living alone” requirement to include recipients of disability allowance and pension payments who rely on mobile phones for safety, independence, and access to essential daily supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3867…
281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of State funding allocated to domestic abuse support services, refuges and outreach programmes in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38585/26]
282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic violence refuge spaces per 10,000 population in Ireland compared with the Council of Europe recommended level. [38586/26]
283. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on interdepartmental security preparations for Ireland's EU Council Presidency, including arrangements for visiting dignitaries; to indicate how the December 2025 incident involving unidentified drones near President Zelenskyy's flight path is informing current interagency coordination; and if he will make a s…
284. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to reform the court system application process and stop it being used as a tool of abuse (details supplied) [38446/26]
285. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of outstanding Garda vetting applications for early years childcare workers. [38452/26]
286. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time for Garda vetting in the early years sector. [38453/26]
287. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda vetting applications for early years childcare staff in the last two years; and the current average, shortest and longest processing times. [38454/26]
288. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases that proceeded before the District Court and which involved an accused that had the benefit of criminal legal aid; the total value of criminal legal aid provided in those cases, in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38501/26]
289. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department's clear and time-bound exit strategy for the reduction in the use of former visitor accommodation providers for the provision of temporary International Protection Accommodation Services, and specifically the exit strategy in respect of the continued use of a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statemen…
290. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide details of his Department's justification for the renewal of the contract for IPAS accommodation at a facility (details supplied); the current and projected demand for IPAS accommodation in the Drogheda and wider region; the performance of the accommodation provider under the existing contract; the provider's comp…
291. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to previous parliamentary questions (details supplied), to provide a response. [38516/26]
292. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a person (details supplied) was issued with a one-year permission to remain by the ISD Office when their family had received a three-year decision from his Department to remain and a three-year authorisation was granted to their mother and two siblings; if he will ensure that the person concerned receives the same length o…
293. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic abuse incidents reported to An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38572/26]
294. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents of coercive control recorded by An Garda Síochána in each year since coercive control became a criminal offence in 2019, in tabular form. [38573/26]
295. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic abuse incidents reported to An Garda Síochána which involved a child in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38574/26]
296. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of arrests made arising from domestic abuse incidents in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38575/26]
297. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda members assigned to specialist domestic abuse and protective services units in each Garda region, in tabular form. [38576/26]
298. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda members who have received specialist training in the investigation of coercive control and domestic abuse in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [38577/26]
299. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average waiting time for applications for protection orders, barring orders and safety orders in the District Courts in each court district, in tabular form. [38578/26]
300. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether her Department has undertaken any review, audit or assessment of the effectiveness of coercive control legislation since its commencement in 2019. [38579/26]