1613. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to situations where victims of domestic violence face losing their home and the steps he will take, including through the introduction or amendment of legislation, to protect the victims of domestic violence from the risk of losing their homes on foot of court decisions; and if he will make a stat…
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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| 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 |
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| 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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1614. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is he aware of situations where victims of domestic violence face losing their home and-or being forced by the courts to sell and share the proceeds of the sale of the home with the perpetrator on foot of the perpetrator refusing to pay maintenance for children, ceasing contributions to mortgage repayments, or serving the victim…
1671. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of funding provided to each county to combat domestic violence over each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74914/25]
1675. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic abuse refuge accommodation units currently available in each county; the number of family spaces and single-person spaces within those units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75063/25]
1676. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the annual funding allocated to domestic abuse refuges in each of the past five years, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75066/25]
1677. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff employed in domestic abuse refuges in each county; the number of specialist support workers available, including child support workers, trauma counsellors, and outreach workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75067/25]
1678. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans in place to increase refuge capacity nationwide; the counties identified as priority areas for new units; the expected timelines for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75068/25]
1679. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of refuge spaces required for Ireland to meet the standards set out under the Istanbul Convention; the current shortfall; the steps being taken to close this gap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75069/25]
1680. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of children accommodated in domestic abuse refuges in each of the past five years; the supports available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75070/25]
1681. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the counties that currently have no refuge provision; the number of victims from those counties who sought refuge elsewhere in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75071/25]
515. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date on which stage one of an application was approved by his Department; the next steps; an estimated completion date for this project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73557/25]
434. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the regulations included in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 to permit victims of domestic abuse to end a joint application and, with the agreement of a landlord and without delay, submit and secure a new application for the same property to ensure the victim, not the perpetrator, can stay in place;…
435. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the regulations included in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 that prevent a joint HAP application from being split into two separate applications in cases of domestic abuse (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70962/25]
270. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of refuge and safe home accommodation spaces in Kildare; the plans to expand that number and services provided by an organisation (details supplied) in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70831/25]
271. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the 95 actions across the four pillars of prevention, protection, prosecution, and policy coordination set out as part of the Cuan strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70833/25]
90. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will seek greater supports for counties where there are difficulties in acquiring domestic violence refuges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67257/25]
98. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration will be given to opening a new domestic violence refuge space in Kildare north in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68390/25]
107. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe in which he intends to establish a register of domestic abusers. [68506/25]
117. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on a domestic violence refuge in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67256/25]
124. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress his Department is making in establishing a domestic violence register, under ‘Jennie’s Law’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68146/25]
125. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on plans to open a dedicated refuge centre for women and children who are victims of domestic violence in north County Dublin, given the current lack of such facilities in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68349/25]
136. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe in which a domestic violence refuge centre will be opened in Cavan and Monaghan. [68505/25]
365. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial supports in place for male victims of domestic violence whose domestic abuse payment cease soon. [67437/25]
399. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the supports in place for male victims of domestic violence in Fingal, County Dublin. [67435/25]
411. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to extend Valerie's Law to include domestic violence and coercive control. [67700/25]