Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 July 2013
566. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the frequency of the various orders available to the Courts under the terms of the operation of the Children Act, with breakdown of same. [36589/13]
View answerI wish to inform the Deputy that, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of statistics. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and have been informed by the Courts Service that court statistics are not compiled in such a way as to provide the information sought by the Deputy. I am advised by the Service that the District Courts regularly make orders in accordance with the provisions of the Children Act. Judges work with Probation Officers and An Garda Síochána to find appropriate solutions to juvenile offending behaviour. The 2012 Annual Report of the Courts Service provides data on court outcomes for children in respect of a range of offence categories and is available at www.courts.ie.
