John O'Donoghue
Ceist:207 Mr. O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the number of community service and probation orders which were made by the courts in each of the past five years as an alternative to custodial sentences. [6329/97]
Vol. 475 No. 8
207 Mr. O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the number of community service and probation orders which were made by the courts in each of the past five years as an alternative to custodial sentences. [6329/97]
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
Year |
Probation Type Orders* |
Community Services Orders |
1992 |
2,101 |
1,745 |
1993 |
2,261 |
1,759 |
1994 |
2,633 |
1,617 |
1995 |
2,617 |
1,602 |
1996** |
2,589 |
1,418 |