Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

183. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe in which refuges will open in both Cavan and Monaghan. [6175/26]

452. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the funding allocated to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services in County Waterford in each year 2020 to 2025; and the number of refuge spaces available, in tabular form. [3014/26]

597. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the reasons survivors of rape and sexual assault in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary are required to make a report to the Gardaí before they can access treatment at a SATU (sexual assault treatment unit) and if they are not ready to report it they are required to travel to a SATU in Galway or Cork; her plans to open a sexual assault treatment unit…

576. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will introduce a complete ban on the use of counselling notes in sexual offence trials, as recommended by the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in its pre-legislative scrutiny report on the general scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on …

541. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframe for establishing and implementing the protocol in the new housing plan to allow individuals who are fleeing DSGBV to transfer time spent on a social housing waiting list to another local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71319/25]

596. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which incidents of gender-based violence (GBV) are recorded monitored and tracked across State agencies; if there is a centralised system for GBV data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69194/25]

954. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to provide details for each hospital of the number and share of staff who have completed the DSGBV and intercultural modules, by medical and dental staff, nursing and midwifery staff, allied health professionals, social workers. healthcare assistants and administrative and support staff. [69417/25]

956. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the hospitals where fewer than 25%, 50% and 75% of staff have completed the DSGBV and intercultural modules; and the interventions which are being implemented to raise training uptake. [69419/25]

959. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 434 of 6 November 2025, to clarify the courses which are mandatory, recommended, or optional for staff working in maternity, sexual health, and frontline services dealing with trauma or DSGBV; and the rationale for the current status of each. [69422/25]

1060. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff, and staff from funded services that completed the training on domestic, sexual and gender based violence in the past 5 years. [70206/25]

140. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if multi-annual funding commitments will be provided to ensure the sustainability of new refuges, including staffing and wraparound supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68350/25]

141. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline his Department’s progress in introducing specialised judges to handle domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68145/25]

172. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the implementation of objectives (details supplied) under the Protection Pillar 2 of the National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (DSGBV)); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68229/25]

496. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of agencies under her Department’s remit who currently receive training on recognising and responding to gender based violence; if this training is mandatory; the core competencies covered in existing training programs; and to provide a list of any agencies who don’t receive the latter. [67878/25]

499. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who attended each SATU, in tabular form, in the past five years. [66860/25]

352. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health if training is mandated by the HSE for doctors and nurses on existing contracts to recognise signs of domestic, sexual, gender violence and coercive control in patients and family members; the details of the training; the number of times this training is required for an attendee; the number of persons which have attended this training per year…

746. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is considering proposals regarding the creation of a statutory offence or a defined sub-offence under sexual assault specifically addressing sibling sexual abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61296/25]

747. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions his Department is taking to make improvements in policy, legislation, and support systems available for people harmed by sibling sexual abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61297/25]

282. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the most recent annual figures for reported Domestic Sexual and Gender-based Violence, by county, for the past five years; the number of incidents reported to the Gardaí, the number of prosecutions initiated, the number of convictions secured per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60579/25]

283. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the implementation of the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence; whether key targets for 2025 have been met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60643/25]

284. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new domestic violence refuge spaces delivered in 2025, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60644/25]

285. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda training hours delivered in 2025 on the way in which to respond to domestic and sexual violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60645/25]

286. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if her Department will provide resources for the creation of structured interagency forums in IPAS centres, to ensure coordination of services, avoid duplication, and enhance accountability in responding to domestic and sexual violence. [60672/25]

287. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures that will be taken to address the current lack of national data on the prevalence and nature of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence among women in IPAS; and if he will commission a prevalence study similar to those undertaken in other EU states. [60673/25]

288. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will ensure that the experience and data emerging from projects such as the Safe Harbour Project are systematically captured and integrated into CUAN's national policy planning, rather than remaining as isolated localised evidence. [60674/25]