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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 12 Oct 1995

Vol. 456 No. 8

Written Answers. - Community Service Orders.

Question:

58 Mr. McDowell asked the Minister for Justice the number of community service orders handed down by the courts in the latest period for which figures are available; and the nature and level of resources in the probation and welfare service and elsewhere which are set aside for the supervision and operation of community service orders. [14769/95]

Nora Owen

Minister for Justice (Mrs. Owen)

The Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act, 1993, has been in operation since 5 December 1994. The following are the number of orders made in each year since the Act came into operation:

Year

No. of Orders

1985

690

1986

966

1987

918

1988

1,080

1989

1,081

1990

1,240

1991

1,390

1992

1,745

1993

1,759

1994

1,617
The nature and level of resources set aside for the supervision and operation of the community service orders scheme is as follows: 21 probation and welfare staff; six clerical officers; other probation and welfare staff when required, as part of their overall workload; £715,000 is provided in the current financial year to enable sessional supervisors to be engaged on a part-time basis to assist officers in ensuring the work is undertaken satisfactorily. Part of the allocation is to provide for equipment and other operational requirements.
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