2555. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of victims and survivors in Dublin West have accessed Cuan-funded domestic violence services in each year since its establishment; the way in which this compares with the equivalent figures before Cuan was established. [63383/26]

2556. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of additional domestic violence refuge and emergency accommodation spaces have become fully operational in Dublin West since Cuan was established; to provide a county-by-county breakdown showing the number of spaces available when Cuan commenced; the number available today; the number currently under development; and the expected opening date of each planned facility, in tabular form. [63382/26]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 2555 and 2556 together.

This Government has taken unprecedented actions to confront the scourge 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. The increased funding for Cuan and community organisations that support victims and survivors will accelerate the delivery of safe accommodation, while also providing stronger supports for victims.

Refuge development in Dublin is being advanced as part of a coordinated, Dublin-wide programme rather than on an area-by-area basis. Services and emergency accommodation across Dublin city and county are accessible to those in need, irrespective of their place of residence.

There is a range of DSGBV services currently operating across Dublin. Aoibhneas, based in north Dublin, provides 24-hour emergency accommodation through its refuge, which comprises 10 self-contained studio units. While located in north Dublin, its services are available to anyone requiring support. Aoibhneas is also progressing the development of a new 13-unit domestic violence refuge in Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. A stakeholder group has been established to support this project, and Cuan continues to engage with Aoibhneas, the Department of Housing, the Housing Agency and Fingal County Council in relation to its delivery. Construction on the site is expected to commence before before the end of the year

Sonas Domestic Violence Charity supports people experiencing domestic abuse by providing and operating a range of services including emergency refuge accommodation. Their refuge in Dublin 15 provides eight refuge units for women and children. In October 2025, a new nine-unit refuge operated by Sonas opened in Dublin 4 with funding from Cuan, providing additional emergency accommodation for families experiencing domestic violence. A further nine-unit refuge in Dublin 22 opened in June 2026, also supported by Cuan funding. Cuan continues to work with Sonas to support the development of a new purpose built 12-unit refuge in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown.

Saoirse Domestic Violence Services supports people experiencing domestic abuse by providing and operating a range of services including emergency refuge accommodation. Their six-unit refuge facility in Dublin 24, provides safe and supported accommodation for those fleeing domestic violence.

In addition to refuge accommodation, domestic violence service providers across Dublin provide safe home accommodation, offering an alternative form of safe and supported accommodation to victims-survivors and their families.

The expansion of refuge capacity in Dublin forms part of the broader national effort to strengthen DSGBV services and ensure increased availability and accessibility of safe accommodation.

At the start of the zero-tolerance strategy, there were 49 safe homes and 141 DV refuge units in place. By the end of 2026, the target is to increase this to 94 safe homes,193 refuge units, with an additional 50 units under construction. All refuges scheduled to open in 2026 are on track.

Cuan has advised that the attached table outlines safe accommodation units by county as of Q3 2026. Cuan has further advised that it is in the early stages of developing data sets for more robust figures on how many users each service has assisted, but these are not broken down by constituency.

Monitoring on service activity and outcome for 2024 and 2025 has now been completed, providing for the first time, a national picture of service activity and impact across all DSGBV funded services

23,239 individuals were supported across Cuan funded Domestic Violence services in 2025, and 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.

DV Accomodation by County