Probation and Welfare Service.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 October 2004

Thursday, 7 October 2004

Questions (241)

Richard Bruton

Question:

241 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason he has not produced statistics on the caseload and progression of clients of the probation and welfare service and of activity levels under different services; and if he will provide the latest data which he has for this service for the years since 1997. [23970/04]

Written answers

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell)

Statistics for the years up to and including 1999 are available in the annual reports of the probation and welfare service. Statistics for 2000 to 2003, inclusive, are expected to be available by the end of November 2004.