Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 October 2022
200. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice the funding that has been made available to the Garda Youth Division Programme (GYDP) in Limerick for the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52390/22]
View answerI can inform the Deputy that there are currently 6 Youth Diversion Projects (YDPs) operating in Co. Limerick.
In 2019, 3 YDPs in Ballynanty, Irishtown (including Henry Street Outreach) and Kings Island were combined to form Limerick Youth Service YDP.
The attached table sets out the amount of funding allocated to each project for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, and shows the Garda Divisions and Districts within which the YDPs are located.
Figures for 2022 detail additional allocations approved in June in relation to an expansion of services under the Youth Justice Strategy 2021 – 2027.
