35. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has assessed gaps in support services for victims of gender-based violence in Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35793/26]
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
45
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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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 party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
64. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of domestic violence refuge spaces within the State; the number of safe home units; and the number of each he intends to be operational by year's end. [35787/26]
167. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on his engagement with HEIs in relation to the Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34398/26]
199. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he will take to combat sexual harassment and abuse in third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34806/26]
213. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has had engagement in relation to policies in HEIs that allow for students who have suffered sexual violence or harassment to be supported in the continuation of their studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34399/26]
1046. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health to provide data in relation to the extent of the alarming rise in coercive abortion in Ireland; and if she will outline plans to examine the problem, determine its scale and identify measures to help bring an end to this form of violence against women and their unborn babies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34205/26]
632. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for civil restraining orders received annually between 2023 and 2026; the number approved or refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32319/26]
633. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of civil restraining orders granted from 2023 to 2026 related to domestic violence cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32320/26]
641. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of interim protection orders granted under the Domestic Violence Act 2018 in each of the past five years, broken down by court area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32506/26]
642. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average duration for which interim protection orders remain in place pending a full hearing; whether his Department has assessed the impact of prolonged interim periods on parties to such proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32507/26]
643. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department intends to review the operation of interim protection orders under the Domestic Violence Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32508/26]
298. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of safety orders granted for the DMR Region; the number of domestic abuse calls that have been handled; the number of Gardaí working specifically in the area of DSGVB in the DMR region, for the period 2010 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27686/26]
1947. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the rollout of Operation Encompass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23585/26]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
448. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to engage with the National Clinical Lead for SATUs and relevant stakeholders in the HSE mid-west region to establish a sexual assault treatment unit in Nenagh primary care centre, Tipperary, particularly given its central location and the lack of a SATU in the mid-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23217/26]
73. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail the staffing and resource assessments undertaken for court-related DSGBV supports in high demand counties such as Kildare; whether additional support for organisations providing court accompaniment locally is under consideration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20826/26]
82. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has given consideration to a tailored accessible weekly welfare payment for victims and survivors of rape, domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; if he is aware of the barriers and limitations of the disability allowance, jobseekers and illness benefit as alternatives, placing undue burdens, means-tests, contribution requirements and time …
807. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 900 of 17 February 2026, if it would be feasible to open up this number to Irish citizens to call internationally in situations where the incident occurred within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15189/26]
900. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether funding can be increased to an organisation to expand services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12002/26]
818. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will introduce mandatory sentencing for gender-based violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9869/26]
819. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will introduce femicide as a separate criminal offence, carrying a mandatory sentence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9870/26]