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]
Topics / Domestic Violence
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDomestic Violence
220 questions from 59 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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215 written, 5 oral
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| January 2025 | 4 |
| February 2025 | 10 |
| March 2025 | 13 |
| April 2025 | 14 |
| May 2025 | 13 |
| June 2025 | 2 |
| July 2025 | 11 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 10 |
| October 2025 | 11 |
| November 2025 | 6 |
| December 2025 | 16 |
| January 2026 | 19 |
| February 2026 | 6 |
| March 2026 | 8 |
| April 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 35 |
| June 2026 | 17 |
| July 2026 | 10 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 2 |
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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]
787. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda callouts to instances of domestic violence in each county in the State, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [14852/26]
850. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 545 of 18 December 2025, if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11913/26]
903. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic abuse incidents reported in Cork east in 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022. [12084/26]
893. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a person avails of domestic violence leave under the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023, the information they must provide to their employer; if the employer is allowed to ask questions to establish eligibility for domestic violence leave; the documentation or evidence which an employer can lawfully request to…
315. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department collates data on the domestic violence pathway to rent supplement, introduced by the Department of Social Protection in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7110/26]
160. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in cases in which an employee is on leave from their role as a result of domestic violence, as it stands the law is silent on if they need to provide proof of the domestic violence to their employer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6803/26]
148. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of domestic violence refuge spaces within the State; and the number he intends to have in place by the end of 2026. [6174/26]
167. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will commit to reviewing barring orders, safety orders and protection orders. [6154/26]
210. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department's plans to address the need for a domestic abuse refuge centre in County Laois; to provide a timeline for such a centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5965/26]
768. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of domestic violence refuge spaces in each county; and the current number of available spaces in each county, in tabular form. [6481/26]
223. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when victims and survivors of domestic abuse will be able to transfer from one local authority to another, and save their time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4937/26]
199. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new domestic violence refuge places delivered in 2025, and to provide a county-by-county breakdown of same. [4786/26]
119. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider removing the €80 application fee for a civil protection order given that no such fee exists in respect of domestic violence orders (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2810/26]