Domestic Violence

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]

301. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic violence refuge spaces currently available in each local authority area, in tabular form. [38580/26]

302. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who were unable to access emergency domestic violence accommodation due to lack of capacity in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38581/26]

303. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Government has undertaken any assessment of the impact of housing costs and homelessness risk on victims seeking to leave abusive relationships. [38582/26]

304. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any interdepartmental strategy is being developed to address the intersection between domestic abuse, housing insecurity and financial abuse. [38591/26]

315. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has conducted any assessment of unmet demand for domestic violence refuge accommodation nationally. [38587/26]

361. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of presentations linked to domestic abuse recorded by emergency departments in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38588/26]

362. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE operates a national referral pathway for victims of domestic abuse presenting through primary care, emergency departments or mental health services. [38589/26]

363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has undertaken any assessment of the mental health impact of domestic abuse on children residing in households where domestic abuse incidents have been reported. [38590/26]

81. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he has taken to better protect those in domestic violence situations such that renewal of a barring order is not left for renewal until 24 hours before expiry, and to give direction to local authorities to factor in existing barring orders in terms of deciding permanent exclusion from the tenancy; and …

378. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress to date in providing new services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31777/26]

567. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update in relation to the proposed eight-unit women's refuge in County Laois; if an application for funding was made before the 1 March deadline; if so, which housing body has made the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28072/26]

1984. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide the latest figures from region Y on domestic violence, including the number of safety orders, protection orders and any other relevant court orders concerning domestic violence in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24172/26]

215. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider Kildare as a priority one area for refuge development as a matter of urgency given the immediate need for additional domestic violence refuges within the growing population of the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23060/26]

216. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide funding for a development worker for Kildare to assist with domestic violence prevention, education and reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23061/26]

8. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the criteria used by Cuan in identifying priority locations for new refuge units; if counties with established DSGBV services, such as Kildare, may be considered for inclusion in future phases of refuge development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20827/26]

9. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which his Department is supporting Cuan in advancing measures that allow victims to remain safely in the home while the abuser is required to leave, as highlighted in recent engagement with stakeholders and local representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20725/26]

61. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions his Department are taking to address domestic violence, including supports available for victims; and if the position regarding the implementation of the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence 2022-2026. [20111/26]

69. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the work of his Department to support survivors of domestic abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20909/26]

1289. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the provision of a women's refuge in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19014/26]

211. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic abuse incidents reported in County Wexford in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17695/26]

761. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the efforts being made to provide the necessary resources to address the gap between policy and practice identified in the Study on Familicide and Domestic and Family Violence Deaths, July 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14531/26]

782. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of children admitted to women's refuges in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026. [14847/26]