Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 May 2026
449. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any national target or benchmark exists regarding maximum waiting times for protection orders, barring orders or safety orders in the District Court. [41165/26]
View answer450. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department receives regular statistical reporting from the Courts Service regarding domestic violence-related applications and waiting times. [41166/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 449 and 450 together.
Management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions under the Courts Service Act 1998 and the Constitution. I am advised by the Courts Service that there is no national target or benchmark regarding maximum waiting times for protection orders, barring orders or safety orders in the District Courts.
I can confirm for the Deputy that my Department receives quarterly statistics on the median processing times for substantive Domestic Violence applications as part of the Courts Service CEO’s quarterly report to the Courts Service Board. This report is forwarded to my Department for information following its presentation to the Courts Service Board. The table below includes the latest statistics from Quarter 1 2026.
Domestic Violence Median Processing Times in Weeks – 2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1
|
- |
Q2 2025 |
Q3 2025 |
Q4 2025 |
Q1 2026 |
|
Ballina |
7 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
|
Bray |
12 |
14 |
13 |
9 |
|
Carlow |
14 |
11 |
18 |
15 |
|
Carrick On Shannon |
9 |
13 |
9 |
7 |
|
Castlebar |
9 |
9 |
15 |
17 |
|
Cavan |
11 |
12 |
13 |
9 |
|
Clonakilty |
4 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
|
Clonmel |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Cork |
9 |
10 |
13 |
10 |
|
Donegal |
13 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
|
Dublin |
9 |
14 |
11 |
10 |
|
Dundalk |
7 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
|
Ennis |
12 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
|
Galway |
14 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
|
Kilkenny |
7 |
8 |
12 |
11 |
|
Letterkenny |
11 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
|
Limerick |
6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
|
Longford |
7 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
|
Loughrea |
9 |
3 |
10 |
12 |
|
Mallow |
12 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
|
Monaghan |
14 |
15 |
16 |
13 |
|
Mullingar |
8 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
|
Naas |
45 |
33 |
36 |
41 |
|
Nenagh |
8 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
|
Portlaoise |
13 |
11 |
9 |
6 |
|
Roscommon |
5 |
8 |
14 |
13 |
|
Sligo |
16 |
14 |
21 |
16 |
|
Swords |
7 |
8 |
9 |
15 |
|
Tralee |
5 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
|
Trim |
9 |
9 |
13 |
12 |
|
Tullamore |
7 |
8 |
15 |
12 |
|
Waterford |
4 |
5 |
9 |
9 |
|
Wexford |
10 |
9 |
14 |
14 |
