693. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on a matter (details supplied). [73807/26]
Topics / Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDomestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
155 questions from 45 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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152 written, 3 oral
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 6 |
| February 2025 | 1 |
| March 2025 | 5 |
| April 2025 | 1 |
| May 2025 | 1 |
| June 2025 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 20 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 4 |
| October 2025 | 10 |
| November 2025 | 32 |
| December 2025 | 11 |
| January 2026 | 5 |
| February 2026 | 13 |
| March 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 7 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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The questions
544. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a breakdown of the additional €5.3 million provided in Budget 2027 for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence initiatives and for Cuan, by initiative, compared with the additional €11.5 million for DSGBV initiatives and €0.7 million for Cuan provided in Budget 2026. [71834/26]
18. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the work of Cuan in County Louth. [70469/26]
121. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail the financial and other resources, provided by his Department to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2023 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69109/26]
532. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the formal consultations has Cuan undertaken directly with victims and survivors of domestic violence; the number of victims and survivors participated; and the specific policy or service changes resulted from any consultations that have taken place. [68082/26]
533. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the services funded or overseen by Cuan that are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and what arrangements are available to a victim requiring immediate specialist domestic violence assistance during the night or at weekends. [68081/26]
534. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total budget for Cuan's in each year since its establishment, in tabular form; and the amount of that expenditure that went directly to frontline services for victims and survivors. [68080/26]
535. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of additional domestic violence refuge and emergency accommodation spaces that have become fully operational since Cuan was established; and to provide a county-by-county breakdown showing the number of spaces available when Cuan commenced; the number available today; the number currently under development; and the expected …
922. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department are implementing Action 11 of the ‘Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment in Higher Education Institutions Implementation Plan 2022 – 2024', which recommended to conduct a feasibility study in relation to the formation of a panel of trained and skilled external investigators to investigate …
866. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who accessed Cuan-funded services in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number unable to access accommodation or specialist assistance when requested. [64724/26]
325. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of women who have died in violent circumstances in the State since January 2022, by year; the number of these cases that have resulted in a criminal conviction to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54255/26]
236. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 1 July 2026, in relation to Circular 16/2023: Civil Service Domestic Violence and Abuse Policy and Supports (details supplied), his views on the matters raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53369/26]
139. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the measures currently in place for the prosecution of those found guilty of sustained domestic abuse, coercive control or harassment which contributes to the victim taking their own life; his plans to strengthen legislation in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51925/26]
561. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the intention within his Department to implement the recommendation of the higher education authority advisory working group established under the HEA’s framework for ending sexual violence and harassment in higher education, that the best option for sourcing SVH investigators for the higher education secto…
562. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the institutions served by the annual funding provided by the HSA to support the establishment of 16 dedicated sexual violence and harassment prevention and response manager posts across higher education institutions; whether his Department intends to increase the resources provided for the expanded provisi…
712. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the provision of a refuge for County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45791/26]
448. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has assessed conviction rates, prosecution rates, withdrawal rates or evidential barriers associated with coercive control prosecutions since 2019. [41164/26]
451. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any cross-Government expenditure review has been undertaken to quantify total State spending on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence supports prior to the establishment of Cuan. [41167/26]
809. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the funding provided to date by Cuan to the National Women's Council; the purposes of each funding allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39332/26]
810. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department accepts the recommendation that survivor engagement on gender-based violence should be embedded across all Government departments rather than led primarily by Cuan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39333/26]
1462. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the specific timeline for the completion of the comprehensive scoping exercise regarding the preferred model for a dedicated Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) in the midwest region; the exact metrics, data thresholds and clinical criteria that constitute the “demonstrated local need” required to greenlight the facility; and if she will make a statement on th…
18. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will confirm the number of reported suspected drink-spiking cases throughout the country; the number that were investigated; the number that were brought before the courts; the number that were convicted in the past five years, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35795/26]
23. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific measures within the zero tolerance strategy that experienced 'major delivery issues', including the research and data plan on the scale of sexual violence and the development of referral pathways for survivors; the revised timelines for delivery of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34693/26]
27. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe in which refuges will open in both Cavan and Monaghan. [35788/26]
31. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department captures data on the outcomes of domestic violence cases in terms of which party remains in the family home following Garda or court intervention; if not, whether he accepts that the absence of such data limits evidence based policymaking; whether he will direct that this information be collected and published on…