Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
931. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 110 to 112, inclusive, of 14 June 2018, if he has received the outstanding information referred to in his response; the reason for the delay in the issuing of this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34343/18]
View answerAs I outlined in my previous replies to the Deputy on this matter, the Garda authorities have tasked a Review Team with coordinating an examination of referrals to the Garda Diversion Programme from 2010-2017 and this work, which encompasses all 28 Garda Divisions, remains ongoing.
In relation to the particular outstanding data requested by the Deputy, I have been advised by the Garda authorities that all such data is under review as part of the aforementioned examination. Therefore, the Garda authorities are not in a position to provide the requested information at this time.
My Department has requested that the relevant data is provided as soon as it is feasible to do so. Furthermore, the Acting Commissioner has been requested to ensure that the present Review process is completed as soon as possible.
As soon as the outstanding information is received, my Department will arrange to forward it directly to the Deputy.
