Seán Kenny
Question:536. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to have a Garda youth diversion project for an area (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [21479/15]
View answerTuesday, 9 June 2015
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My Department has responsibility for the Community Programmes Unit of the Irish Youth Justice Service (IYJS) which manages the Garda Youth Diversion Project (GYDP) network nationwide.
I was pleased to announce, on the 15th May last, the allocation of the first tranche of Dormant Accounts Action Plan funding which includes funding to expand and enhance the GYDP service. Grants will be provided to support the opening of 10 new GYDPs nationwide, thereby increasing the total number of GYDPs in operation to 110. In addition, grants will be provided to support the recruitment of additional staff to 16 existing Garda Youth Diversion Projects in order to respond to higher levels of youth crime or to expand the geographical remit of a project. The specific locations for the new projects and staff are available on my Department's website. This new funding will support efforts by my Department and An Garda Síochána to reduce youth crime.
Significant additional support has been allocated to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme in the Garda Dublin Metropolitan Region Northern Division including the establishment of 3 new GYDPs and the provision of two additional Youth Justice Workers to existing projects.
Community Programmes, IYJS are currently working with the National Garda Youth Diversion Office and local Garda Management in structuring these new supports to include access to these services to young people in the specific area referred to by the Deputy.