Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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268. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of domestic/gender/sexual-based violent incidents reported to An Garda Síochána in each division of the Dublin Metropolitan Region for the years 2018 to 2024, and the latest figures for 2025. [54002/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, this includes all operational matters.

In relation to the specific information sought by the Deputy, I am advised by the Garda authorities that it is not possible to provide information specific to ‘domestic/gender/sexual-based violent incidents’ as this is not a structured field on PULSE. The most up to date specific data on this topic can be found in the Domestic, Sexual and Gender based Violence Report published by An Garda Síochána in 2022 (www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/office-of-corporate-communications/news-media/an-garda-siochana-domestic-sexual-and-gender-based-violence-report-sept-22.pdf).

However, An Garda Síochána can provide figures specific to the topic of Domestic Abuse Incidents.

The table below provides details of the total number of Domestic Abuse Incidents reported from 2018 to Q3 2025.

Domestic Abuse Incidents include:

• Breach of Barring Order,
• Breach of Emergency Barring Order,
• Breach of Safety Order,
• Breach of Protection Order,
• Breach of Interim Barring Order,
• Coercive Control,
• Domestic - No Offence Identified,
• Or is any incident type, but has a recorded ‘Domestic Abuse’ motive.

Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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269. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken to ensure the collection of data on the number of families and individuals accessing domestic violence refuges nationally. [54001/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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Combatting domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV) is a priority for me and for the Government, and ensuring reliable data on service use is central to this work.

In January 2024, Cuan, the new statutory agency dedicated to tackling DSGBV was established. Cuan’s role is to coordinate our national response and Government actions in the Third National Strategy on DSGBV and ensure better services and supports for victims and survivors. A key part of this is strengthening how data is gathered and used.

Cuan has a dedicated research and data function responsible for collecting and analysing data across the DSGBV sector, to enable better monitoring and planning for services.

To support this, the Cuan Hub has been established as a central platform for service providers to submit standardised financial and non-financial data. This allows for coordinated reporting across the 78 services Cuan funds and has facilitated the completion of a full financial and non-financial data validation process. This means Cuan can now quantify what additional services will be delivered with the new funding and assess the impact of the increased budget in service delivery terms.

Cuan estimates that in 2025, through the 78 services it funds, they will be supporting in the region of 44,000 individuals, men, women and children:

• Approximately 1,500 households will benefit from Cuan-funded DV accommodation.
• Approximately 35,000 individuals will be supported by Cuan-funded DV services (32,500 adults and 4,500 children).
• Approximately 7,000 individuals will be supported by Cuan-funded SV services (5,500 adults and 1,500 children).

• 52 new family refuge units by the end of 2026.
• 45 new safe homes by the end of 2026.
• with 50 new units under construction by the end of 2026.