Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons convicted of breaching domestic violence orders; the number of cases which resulted in jail terms for the perpetrators in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [26816/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, management of the courts, operational matters and logistical functions are the responsibility of the judiciary and Courts Service, which are independent in exercising their functions under the Courts Service Act 1998 and given the separation of powers in the Constitution.

The Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the Oireachtas: oireachtasenquiries@courts.ie.

To be of assistance, I have referred the Deputy's question to the Courts Service for direct response.

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons convicted of coercive control in 2019, 2020 and 2021, 2022 and 2023. [26817/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, management of the courts, operational matters and logistical functions are the responsibility of the judiciary and Courts Service, which are independent in exercising their functions under the Courts Service Act 1998 and given the separation of powers in the Constitution.

The Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the Oireachtas: oireachtasenquiries@courts.ie.

To be of assistance, I have referred the Deputy's question to the Courts Service for direct response.

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the number of domestic violence refuge spaces in 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26818/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware the Government will establish a statutory agency with a dedicated focus on Domestic Sexual and Gender-Based Violence.

The agency will have a specific mandate to drive the implementation of the Zero Tolerance: Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence across Government, bringing the expertise and focus required to tackle this complex social issue. Pending establishment of the Agency, responsibility for domestic violence services continues to be managed by Tusla.

As this will continue to be the case until services formally transfer to the new DSGBV agency, I have referred the question posed by the Deputy to Tusla for direct reply.

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the number of domestic violence refuge spaces made available since Government formation to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26819/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, the Government will establish a statutory agency with a dedicated focus on Domestic Sexual and Gender-Based Violence.

The agency will have a specific mandate to drive the implementation of the Zero Tolerance: Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence across Government, bringing the expertise and focus required to tackle this complex social issue. Pending establishment of the Agency, responsibility for domestic violence services continues to be managed by Tusla.

As this will continue to be the case until services formally transfer to the new DSGBV agency, I have referred the question posed by the Deputy to Tusla for direct reply.