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Showing questions asked by Sorca Clarke under the heading Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence.

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Sorca Clarke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Justice
2054. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deaths linked to gender-based and sexual violence recorded in each of the past ten years. [25072/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Justice
2055. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gender-based and sexual violence-related cases that resulted in prosecution in the past five years. [25090/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Justice
2056. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average time taken to investigate and prosecute cases involving fatal domestic violence. [25091/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Justice
2057. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the availability and uptake of protective orders in cases that later resulted in death. [25093/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Justice
2058. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the capacity of refuge spaces; and the number occupied, per refuge, for individuals at risk of domestic violence. [25094/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Housing
541. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframe for establishing and implementing the protocol in the new housing plan to allow individuals who are fleeing DSGBV to transfer time spent on a social housing waiting list to another local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71319/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
596. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which incidents of gender-based violence (GBV) are recorded monitored and tracked across State agencies; if there is a centralised system for GBV data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69194/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1060. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff, and staff from funded services that completed the training on domestic, sexual and gender based violence in the past 5 years. [70206/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Children
496. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of agencies under her Department’s remit who currently receive training on recognising and responding to gender based violence; if this training is mandatory; the core competencies covered in existing training programs; and to provide a list of any agencies who don’t receive the latter. [67878/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Justice
282. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the most recent annual figures for reported Domestic Sexual and Gender-based Violence, by county, for the past five years; the number of incidents reported to the Gardaí, the number of prosecutions initiated, the number of convictions secured per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60579/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
392. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mandatory training in place for staff in workplaces within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, that deal with the public, including the Garda, on recognising, responding to and supporting victims of sexually based violence, specifically, whether such training is mandatory; the content and format of the training and how freq…
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Children
510. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of agencies under her Department’s remit who currently receive training on recognising and responding to sexual violence; if this training is mandatory; the core competencies covered in existing training programs; and to provide a list of any agencies who don’t receive the latter. [53006/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Justice
1445. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if she will outline the wraparound supports currently available to women accommodated in safe homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46403/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Justice
556. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there has been any formal review of interagency coordination between sexual assault treatment units, Gardaí, and social services in the cases of group sexual assault, particularly where minors and vulnerable adults are involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35383/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
699. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if all regions have timely, equitable access to sexual assault treatment units; if she will provide a list of these units per County, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35379/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
700. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the way in which follow-up services following treatment in sexual assault treatment units are monitored for consistency and survivor satisfaction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35380/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
701. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the last time trauma informed training for sexual assault treatment unit staff was updated; if survivors were consulted in evaluating and improving the treatment experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35381/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
946. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of women’s refuges, per county; the capacity of these refuges; if there are enough spaces in them for women fleeing domestic violence; and the number of new refuges she plans to open in the next five years, in tabular form. [46468/24]
Sorca Clarke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
947. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the steps being taken to ensure that the services provided for women seeking refuge are culturally sensitive and accessible to women from different backgrounds, LGBTQ+, disability, migrant, and so on. [46469/24]
Sorca Clarke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
948. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the steps being taken to ensure that women who leave refuges are supported in rebuilding their lives, such as finding stable housing, employment and legal support. [46470/24]
Sorca Clarke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
950. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice if women’s refuges are working with other agencies, such as healthcare and social services, to provide a more holistic approach to survivors of domestic violence. [46472/24]
Sorca Clarke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1701. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department is taking to address gender-based violence and harassment in educational institutions such as universities. [46494/24]