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Juvenile Offenders

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 February 2014

Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Questions (199)

Bernard Durkan

Question:

199. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department continues to engage with juvenile offenders with a view to providing rehabilitative or educational supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7183/14]

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I refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Question No. 411 of 12 November 2013 for background information on the extent of my Department's engagement with the issue of juvenile offending and youth justice issues in general.

In addition, I wish to advise that on 3 February 2014, in conjunction with my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality, I launched the Youth Justice Action Plan 2014-2018. The overall mission statement of the Action Plan is to create a safer society by working in partnership to reduce youth offending through appropriate interventions and linkages to services. It is focused on continuing the downward trends in high volume crime and reduce the necessity for detention. The Youth Justice Action Plan 2014-2018 will form part of the Children and Young People’s Policy Framework (CYPPF) currently being developed in my Department, with its focus on better outcomes for children and families. The Action Plan will also form part of the National Anti-Crime Strategy currently being developed by the Department of Justice and Equality as part of the White Paper on Crime process, with its focus on crime reduction and safer communities.

The implementation of the Youth Justice Service Action Plan 2014-2018 will be driven by a steering group, chaired by the Director of the Irish Youth Justice Service, and comprising senior representatives from my Department, the Probation Service, the Courts Service, an Garda Síochána, the Child and Family Agency and the Department of Justice and Equality.

Question No. 200 answered with Question No. 189.
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