2532. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific additional services for victims and survivors of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, since the establishment of Cuan that have become fully operational, as distinct from services that have been announced, planned or funded but have not yet commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63295/26]

2545. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specialist domestic violence services funded or overseen by Cuan that are available on a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63417/26]

2546. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of victims and survivors who accessed domestic violence services funded by Cuan in each year since its establishment; the number who could not be accommodated or provided with the service sought due to capacity constraints, broken down by service type and year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63415/26]

2551. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the additional services for victims and survivors of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence that have become operational since the establishment of Cuan, distinguishing these from services that have been announced, planned or funded but are not yet operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63409/26]

2573. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a comparison showing what services and capacity existed immediately before Cuan was established; and the additional services and capacity exist today as a direct result of Cuan's work. [63499/26]

2577. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of victims and survivors have accessed Cuan-funded domestic violence services in each year since its establishment; and the way this compares with the equivalent figures before Cuan was established. [63493/26]

2581. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration since the establishment of Cuan, the specific additional services for victims and survivors of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence have become fully operational, as distinct from services that have been announced, planned or funded but have not yet commenced. [63488/26]

2585. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of victims and survivors that have accessed Cuan-funded domestic violence services in each year since its establishment; and the way in which this compare with the equivalent figures before Cuan was established. [63511/26]

2587. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a comparison showing what services and capacity existed immediately before Cuan was established; the additional services and capacity exist today as a direct result of Cuan's work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63544/26]

2590. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the services funded or overseen by Cuan that are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63540/26]

2592. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of victims and survivors that have accessed Cuan-funded domestic violence services in each year since its establishment, how this compares with the equivalent figures before Cuan was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63538/26]

2596. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration since the establishment of Cuan, the specific additional services for victims and survivors of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence have become fully operational, as distinct from services that have been announced, planned or funded but have not yet commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63533/26]

2619. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific additional services for victims and survivors of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence that have become fully operational, as distinct from services that have been announced, planned or funded but have not yet commenced, since the establishment of Cuan. [63777/26]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 2532, 2545, 2546, 2551, 2573, 2577, 2581, 2585, 2587, 2590, 2592, 2596 and 2619 together.

This Government has taken unprecedented actions to tackle all forms of domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence (DSGBV). This includes increasing funding to almost €80 million under Budget 2026, to support Cuan and services working to tackle DSGBV and the implementation of the Zero Tolerance Strategy.

In July of this year, I published the 2025 Annual Report of Cuan, which details the comprehensive steps taken during the agency's first full year operating under its 2025–2027 Corporate Plan, and marked the accomplishment of several high-impact, measurable initiatives. The milestones documented within the review reflect the scope and depth of progress made in combating domestic, sexual and gender-based violence and support victims and survivors. assets.gov.ie/static/documents/18b3e20a/Cuan_Annual_Report_2025.pdf

The report highlights progress achieved through the four pillars of prevention, protection, prosecution, and policy coordination, supporting Ireland’s commitment under the Istanbul Convention and advancing implementation of the Zero Tolerance Strategy through coordinated national action.

Cuan invested €58.4 million in 78 specialist services nationwide, ensuring that victims and survivors continued to have access to high quality, accessible and specialist supports. In total, 23,239 individuals were supported across Cuan-funded domestic violence services last year, of these:

• 19,706 individuals received community-based supports outside accommodation settings.

• 1,655 households were accommodated in domestic violence refuge and Safe Homes with an average stay of 6 weeks. There were 1,693 households accommodated in 2024 with an average stay of 7 weeks.

• 3,284 children were supported by DV services, 3,015 were supported in DV accommodation.

In 2025, Cuan allocated €3.2 million to facilitate a targeted funding call to support the expansion of services and innovation across a range of domestic and sexual violence services and perpetrator programmes. The funding call targeted key areas, including: expansion of counselling services for adolescent victim-survivors, improved access to domestic and sexual violence services for marginalised groups, increased capacity to address increasing service volumes across national helplines, training for staff and board members working in DSGBV organisations on a range of topics from governance to trauma-informed complex care, and increased access to perpetrator programmes.

The funding provided by Cuan is expected to provide additional and improved training for more than 1,100 frontline professionals in 67 DSGBV services. An additional 5,484 victim-survivors will benefit from increased availability of services and appointments, and an additional 167 individuals will engage with perpetrator programmes.

Prior to 2024 funding was split across a number of Departments and total figures are not available.

For victims of domestic or sexual violence support services from State agencies and the voluntary sector are available to help. Anyone in any immediate danger should contact An Garda Síochána on 999/112. AlwaysHere.ie is a website that is run by Cuan, and lists all the DSGBV support services that are available both locally and nationally.

Along with many other in-person services, there are a number of helplines that offer support to victim-survivors 24 hours a day and at weekends. The Women’s Aid 24-hour National Freephone Helpline is a free, non-judgmental, and confidential service that offers support to women subjected to domestic abuse including coercive control. This includes emotional, physical, sexual, or economic abuse by a current or former partner.

The National Freephone Helpline provides support in 240 languages. If English is not someone's first language, they can be helped in their own language through the free and confidential telephone interpretation service. The 24-hour National Freephone Helpline is a gateway to local independent refuges and support services across the country.

Anyone affected by rape, sexual assault or other forms of sexual violence can call the National Rape Crisis Helpline 1800 778888, a free and confidential listening and support service run by Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. Skilled crisis counsellors offer non-judgmental support to callers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Both Women’s Aid and DRCC receive funding from Cuan, the full details of which can be found in Cuan’s Annual Report 2025.